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Epidote from
Guy Hill pegmatite area, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Guy Hill pegmatite area, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:493182
Long-form Identifier:1:3:493182:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘDrew Hill Prospect (Drew Hill Pegmatites Nos. 1 and 2), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘHosa Lodge Mine, Evergreen Mining District (Malachite Mining District), Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
10.1km (6.2 miles) ⓘGenesee Park calc-silicate locality, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘMcManus Gulch, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘHighway 74 roadcut, Bear Creek, Evergreen Mining District (Malachite Mining District), Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘJamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘ"Cerite" occurrences ("Rusty Gold" locality), Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘRusty Gold Mine (Copper Blush occurrence), Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘHigh Lonesome occurrence, Grand County, Colorado, USA
68.8km (42.7 miles) ⓘGibson Hill, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit 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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