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Alunite from
Red Mountain Alunite Deposit, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA


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Alunite

Red Mountain Alunite Deposit, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
03164120017272247718646.jpg
Alunite

Red Mountain Alunite Deposit, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
03164120017272247718646.jpg
Alunite

Red Mountain Alunite Deposit, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Alunite
Formula:KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Mountain Alunite Deposit, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:377273
Long-form Identifier:1:3:377273:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Alunite
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘGolden Wonder Mine, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘSlumgullion Earthflow (Slumgullion mud flow), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘSilver Ledge, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘBeartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘGenesee-Vanderbilt Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘNational Belle Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘZuni Mine, Anvil Mountain, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘBulldog Mountain Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
53.5km (33.3 miles) ⓘPiedra Peak - Red Mountain Alunite Deposits (Colorado Tunnel), Piedra Peak-South River Peak-Red Mountain Area, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘRico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Montezuma County, 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.p.558
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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