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Epidote from
McCoy prospects, Cotopaxi Pegmatite area, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 McCoy prospects, Cotopaxi Pegmatite area, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:743427
Long-form Identifier:1:3:743427:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘCotopaxi Mine (Cotopaxi lode; Gumaer Mine; Fannie lode; Fannie Mill), Mine Gulch, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘJoker Lode Iron Deposit (Iron Age Mine; Long Gulch Lode Claims; Iron Mine), Long Gulch Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘRed Mountain Prospect (Mowe; Hollister and Drake Operation Claims: Mary Jean; Lucky Strike; Shamrock Claims), Copper Gulch Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘJack of Diamonds Prospect, McIntyre Hills Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘIron Mountain Mine (Iron Mountain Deposit; Iron Mountain Titaniferous Magnetite Deposit), McClure Mountain Complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘAlder Creek, Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘMorning Star Claims 1943, McIntyre Gulch Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘPoncha Pass Claim (3 Claims; Lucky Nos. 1), Poncha Pass Area, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘFour Claim Group, Currant Creek Area, Guffey Mining District (Freshwater Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
35.3km (22.0 miles) ⓘCalumet Mine, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
References
Hanley, J.B., Heinrich, E.W., Page, L.R. (1950) Pegmatite investigations in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, 1942-1944. Professional Paper 227. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp227
 
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