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Diopside from
Italian Mountain, Taylor Park, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA


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Diopside, etc.

Italian Mountain, Taylor Park, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
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Diopside, etc.

Italian Mountain, Taylor Park, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
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Diopside, etc.

Italian Mountain, Taylor Park, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
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Diopside, etc.

Italian Mountain, Taylor Park, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
00448150017272733783598.jpg
Diopside, etc.

Italian Mountain, Taylor Park, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
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Diopside, etc.

Italian Mountain, Taylor Park, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Laumontite1
Calcite1
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Italian Mountain, Taylor Park, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:388219
Long-form Identifier:1:3:388219:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Diopside in this Region
Blue Wrinkle Mine (Anderson claim), Italian Mountain, Taylor Park, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘGeneva Claim (1), Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘCumberland; Sinbad; York; Deadlock; Michigan Occurrence, Tincup Mining District (Pieplant Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘErie Mine (Eureka), Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘWest Point, Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘCongress Tunnel Occurrence, Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘVictor Mine, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘCree Camp, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘNew York Mine, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘMissouri Hill, Garfield, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘSedalia Mine (Sedalia Copper Mine), Sedalia Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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