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Triplite from
Deadmans Canyon pegmatite, Deadmans Canyon (Dead Man's Gulch), El Paso County, Colorado, USA


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Triplite

Deadmans Canyon pegmatite, Deadmans Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Triplite

Deadmans Canyon pegmatite, Deadmans Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Triplite

Deadmans Canyon pegmatite, Deadmans Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Triplite

Deadmans Canyon pegmatite, Deadmans Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Triplite

Deadmans Canyon pegmatite, Deadmans Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Triplite

Deadmans Canyon pegmatite, Deadmans Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Triplite

Deadmans Canyon pegmatite, Deadmans Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Triplite

Deadmans Canyon pegmatite, Deadmans Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Triplite

Deadmans Canyon pegmatite, Deadmans Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Triplite

Deadmans Canyon pegmatite, Deadmans Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Triplite

Deadmans Canyon pegmatite, Deadmans Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Triplite

Deadmans Canyon pegmatite, Deadmans Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Triplite
Formula:Mn22+(PO4)F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Triplite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Deadmans Canyon pegmatite, Deadmans Canyon (Dead Man's Gulch), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:34906
Long-form Identifier:1:3:34906:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Triplite
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘMica Lode Mine (Mica Hill Mine), Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘEight Mile Park, Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘClimax Mine (Mine No. 8 U.S. Mica Company; Climax Mica Mine), Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘLower South Mine (Whisper ? Mine), Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA
References
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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