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Montmorillonite from
Brandt Claims, Beaver Creek Area, Soda Springs Park Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Montmorillonite
Formula:(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Montmorillonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brandt Claims, Beaver Creek Area, Soda Springs Park Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:374342
Long-form Identifier:1:3:374342:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Montmorillonite
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘAjax Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
26.6km (16.6 miles) ⓘGlobe Hill, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘObsidian Quarry, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
89.7km (55.7 miles) ⓘAlderman deposit, Browns Canyon Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
89.8km (55.8 miles) ⓘColorado - American Mine (West Vein; Trefone Adit; East Vein; American Shaft; Mill Adit; Branch or Collins Vein), Browns Canyon Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
90.1km (56.0 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine (Lower Adit; Kramer Mine; Adit No. 1; Adit No. 2), Browns Canyon Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘPuzzle mine, Poncha Springs, Browns Canyon Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
90.8km (56.4 miles) ⓘSnowflake Deposit, Browns Canyon Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
90.8km (56.4 miles) ⓘBlue Stone Deposit, Browns Canyon Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
91.0km (56.5 miles) ⓘWhite King Deposit, Browns Canyon Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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