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Vesuvianite from
Sedalia Mine (Sedalia Copper Mine), Sedalia Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vesuvianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sedalia Mine (Sedalia Copper Mine), Sedalia Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:34321
Long-form Identifier:1:3:34321:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vesuvianite
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘStockton Mine (Gertrude Vein), Cleora Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘGypse Queen Mine, Cleora Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘSchool Section Prospect (B&G Claim), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘBetty Mine (Lone Chimney Mine; Betty Lowe), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
49.5km (30.7 miles) ⓘFamous Lode Mica Prospect (Famous Lodge Pegmatites; Little Joe From Kokomo Claim Adjoining), Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘMorning Star Claims 1943, McIntyre Gulch Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
63.8km (39.7 miles) ⓘScheelite Prospect (MRDS - 10013795), Marksbury Gulch Area, Lake George (Badger Flats) Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
64.6km (40.2 miles) ⓘPedro No. 1 and No. 2 Prospect (Pedro Claims), Tarryall Springs Mining District (Puma City), Park County, Colorado, USA
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘScheelite Prospect (MRDS - 10094630), Marksbury Gulch Area, Lake George (Badger Flats) Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
65.1km (40.5 miles) ⓘScheelite Prospect (MRDS - 10087843), Marksbury Gulch Area, Lake George (Badger Flats) Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
References
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 829
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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