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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Uranophane from
"Cerite" occurrences ("Rusty Gold" locality), Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA


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Uranophane, etc.

"Cerite" occurrences, Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
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Uranophane, etc.

"Cerite" occurrences, Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
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Uranophane, etc.

"Cerite" occurrences, Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
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Uranophane, etc.

"Cerite" occurrences, Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
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Uranophane, etc.

"Cerite" occurrences, Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
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Uranophane, etc.

"Cerite" occurrences, Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Uranophane
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorbritholite-(Ce)2
Parauranophane2
Allanite-(Ce)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uranophane data
Locality Data:Click here to view "Cerite" occurrences ("Rusty Gold" locality), Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:867721
Long-form Identifier:1:3:867721:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uranophane
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘSeneca Mines Diamond Claims, Central Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘBennett Mine (Hell Hole claims), Wheeler Basin, Grand County, Colorado, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘNorth Star Mine, Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘSchwartzwalder Mine (Ralston Creek Mine), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
33.9km (21.0 miles) ⓘOld Leyden Mine, Foothill Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘStorm Mountain Mine, Storm Mountain, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘLadwig Group (Ladwig No. 2; Ladwig No. 3; Claims: Ladwig No. 1), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
41.6km (25.9 miles) ⓘBuckman Property (Golden Gate Canyon Prospect No. 2), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘLone Star, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
46.1km (28.7 miles) ⓘStar Mine, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
References
Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data (2011), Philip Persson material
 
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