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Plagioclase from
Beryl No. 2 Prospect, Ward Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Beryl No. 2 Prospect, Ward Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:434685
Long-form Identifier:1:3:434685:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBeryl No. 1 claim, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBeryl No. 1 Prospect, Ward Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘWaterloo Mine, Russell Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘBerthoud meteorite, Weld County, Colorado, USA
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘHiwan Ranch, Clear Creek Pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘMt. Judge Beryl Pegmatite, Clear Creek Pegmatite Province, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
49.0km (30.4 miles) ⓘBig Boulder Mine (Big Boulder Beryl Mine), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘMica - Beryl Prospect (MRDS - 10087859), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘJohnstown meteorite, Johnstown, Weld County, Colorado, USA
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘMica - Beryl Prospect, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer 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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