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Gypsum from
Karla Kay Mine, McElmo Creek (Ute Mountains) Area, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Karla Kay Mine, McElmo Creek (Ute Mountains) Area, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:378725
Long-form Identifier:1:3:378725:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘMcElmo Creek Area (McElmo Field; Ute Mountains Area), McElmo Creek (Ute Mountains) Area, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘMancos Canyon, Ute Mountain Ute Reservation, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘRepete Mine, Montezuma Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘCarrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
61.2km (38.1 miles) ⓘMartin Mine, Black Rock Point, Black Rock Point Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘMucho Grande Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
71.2km (44.3 miles) ⓘNelson Point mine, Eastside mines, Shiprock District, San Juan County, New Mexico, USA
74.9km (46.6 miles) ⓘRadium Nos. 5 & 6, Slick Rock Mining District, Colorado, USA
78.3km (48.7 miles) ⓘBurro Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
80.0km (49.7 miles) ⓘCougar Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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