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Gearksutite from
St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA


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Gearksutite

St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Gearksutite

St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Gearksutite

St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Dome
Classification
Species:Gearksutite
Formula:Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Fluorite
Pachnolite
Thomsenolite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Weberite2
Microcline2
Zircon2
Quartz2
Prosopite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gearksutite data
Locality Data:Click here to view St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5550
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5550:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Gearksutite in this Region
30-4 pegmatite, St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Cryolite Mine (65-2 pegmatite), St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Eureka Tunnel (1-15 pegmatite), St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Gearksutite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘEureka Tunnel (1-15 pegmatite), St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘCresson open pit, Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
68.6km (42.7 miles) ⓘGoldie carbonatite, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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