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Postite from
Black Hat Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA


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Postite

Black Hat Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
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Postite, etc.

Black Hat Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
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Postite

Black Hat Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
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Postite

Black Hat Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
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Postite

Black Hat Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
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Postite, etc.

Black Hat Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
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Postite

Black Hat Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
05530990017361123931249.jpg
Postite

Black Hat Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
04406100017271951497001.jpg
Postite

Black Hat Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
03683080017272068853490.jpg
Postite, etc.

Black Hat Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
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Postite

Black Hat Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
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Postite

Black Hat Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Postite
Formula:Mg(H2O)6Al2(OH)2(H2O)8(V10O28) · 13H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Corvusite1
Montroseite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Postite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Hat Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:950759
Long-form Identifier:1:3:950759:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Postite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘBlue Cap Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘVanadium Queen Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘPandora Mine, La Sal Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘLost Dutchman Mine, Beaver Mesa, Gateway Mining District, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘPackrat Mine, Beaver Mesa, Gateway Mining District, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘBurro Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
38.4km (23.8 miles) ⓘEffie F. Mine, Polar Mesa, Gateway Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
References
Collected By Chuck Adan, In the Collection of Alex Earl.
 
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