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Actinolite from
Iron Hill, Rosita Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Actinolite
Formula:◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Actinolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iron Hill, Rosita Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:435015
Long-form Identifier:1:3:435015:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘIron Mountain Mine (Iron Mine; Iron Hill Mine), Rosita Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘVermiculite Mine (MRDS - 10013422), Gem Park complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘHorseshoe Mine (School Section Deposit), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
30.5km (18.9 miles) ⓘJoker Mine (Rocky Mountain Boy Claims Patented Claims), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘCotopaxi Mine (Cotopaxi lode; Gumaer Mine; Fannie lode; Fannie Mill), Mine Gulch, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘBumback Gulch, Twin Mountain, Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
56.4km (35.0 miles) ⓘIsabel Mine, Guffey Mining District (Freshwater Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘRussell, Trinchera Range, Costilla County, Colorado, USA
67.5km (41.9 miles) ⓘMill Gulch Mine, Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
69.9km (43.4 miles) ⓘWest Ranch Deposit (West Deposit), Guffey Mining District, Park 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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