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Vermiculite from
Spinney Mountain Deposit, Park County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Vermiculite
Formula:Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vermiculite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Spinney Mountain Deposit, Park County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:493590
Long-form Identifier:1:3:493590:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vermiculite
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘHaymon, Lake George (Badger Flats) Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘAbe Lincoln No. 2 occurrence, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘTung Ash Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
50.1km (31.2 miles) ⓘCalumet Mine, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘTurret Deposit, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘMorning Star Claims 1943, McIntyre Gulch Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
81.9km (50.9 miles) ⓘUnknown Vermiculite (MRDS - 10018411), Gem Park Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘLetha Lee Prospect, Gem Park complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
82.4km (51.2 miles) ⓘVermiculite Mine (MRDS - 10013422), Gem Park complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘNiles Mine, Gem Park complex, Custer County, Colorado, USA
References
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Open-File Report 01-475
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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