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Albite from
Windy Gap, Grand County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Gap
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Windy Gap, Grand County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:490141
Long-form Identifier:1:3:490141:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘRooks County occurrence, Apex Mining District (Kingston Mining District; Pine Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘRusty Gold Mine (Copper Blush occurrence), Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
57.2km (35.5 miles) ⓘBeryl Lode (Lehman mine), Left Hand Creek Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘElkhorn Prospect (Tin Horn Occurrence), Left Hand Creek Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
58.8km (36.5 miles) ⓘNew Girl Prospect, Left Hand Creek Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘAjax Mica Mine (Floyd Hill Mica Mine), Clear Creek Pegmatite Province, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
63.8km (39.6 miles) ⓘGrover Mine (Grover pegmatite; Windsor), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
66.2km (41.1 miles) ⓘRobinson Gulch pegmatite, Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
66.7km (41.5 miles) ⓘLewis Beryl Prospect, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘHyatt Ranch Mine (Hyatt Mine), 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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