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Gypsum from
Vermilion Cliffs, Kane County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Cliff
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vermilion Cliffs, Kane County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:519936
Long-form Identifier:1:3:519936:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘRed Wash Gypsum Occurrence, Red Wash Area, Kane County, Utah, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘAverett Canyon Gypsum Occurrence, Kane County, Utah, USA
50.1km (31.2 miles) ⓘSpring Hollow Occurrence, Orderville, Kane County, Utah, USA
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘMuddy Creek, Orderville, Kane County, Utah, USA
61.7km (38.3 miles) ⓘAlterite type locality, Cliff Dwellers Lodge, Vermillion Cliffs Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘTwentymile Occurrence, Escalante, Garfield County, Utah, USA
70.3km (43.7 miles) ⓘEscalante-Alvey-Gypsum Occurrence, Escalante, Garfield County, Utah, USA
70.8km (44.0 miles) ⓘEscalante Occurrence, Garfield County, Utah, USA
80.0km (49.7 miles) ⓘPine Creek Occurrence, Escalante, Garfield County, Utah, USA
88.6km (55.0 miles) ⓘBig Hollow Occurrence, Boulder Mtn, Garfield County, Utah, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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