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Epidote from
Lower Star of the West Mine (Stoddard Mine), Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lower Star of the West Mine (Stoddard Mine), Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:373231
Long-form Identifier:1:3:373231:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘStar of the West Mine (Ainsworth; Upper Star of the West Mine), Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘBell Air Claims, Gardner Area, Huerfano County, Colorado, USA
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘRed Mountain Prospect (Mowe; Hollister and Drake Operation Claims: Mary Jean; Lucky Strike; Shamrock Claims), Copper Gulch Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘIron Mountain Mine (Iron Mountain Deposit; Iron Mountain Titaniferous Magnetite Deposit), McClure Mountain Complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
86.6km (53.8 miles) ⓘDawson Gold project, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
86.8km (53.9 miles) ⓘJoker Mine (Rocky Mountain Boy Claims Patented Claims), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
86.8km (54.0 miles) ⓘJack of Diamonds Prospect, McIntyre Hills Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
93.1km (57.9 miles) ⓘMcCoy prospects, Cotopaxi Pegmatite area, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
93.2km (57.9 miles) ⓘCotopaxi Mine (Cotopaxi lode; Gumaer Mine; Fannie lode; Fannie Mill), Mine Gulch, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
94.5km (58.7 miles) ⓘMorning Star Claims 1943, McIntyre Gulch Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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