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Clay minerals from
Unknown Clay (MRDS - 10017697), Calhan, El Paso County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:'Clay minerals' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clay minerals data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unknown Clay (MRDS - 10017697), Calhan, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:374276
Long-form Identifier:1:3:374276:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Clay minerals
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘUnknown Clay (MRDS - 10017549), Calhan, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘPaint Mines, Calhan, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘUnknown Clay (MRDS - 10108254), Calhan, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘUnknown Clay Occurrence (MRDS - 10017229), Castle Rock Area, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘHusted, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘHecla - Barber, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘUnknown Clay Occurrence (MRDS - 10017853), Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘPopes Bluff, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
52.7km (32.8 miles) ⓘUnknown Clay (MRDS - 10108310), Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘHunter's Run, Crystal Park, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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