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Pascoite from
Blue Cap Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pascoite
Formula:Ca2Ca(V10O28) · 17H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pascoite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Cap Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:973696
Long-form Identifier:1:3:973696:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pascoite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘVanadium Queen Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘLittle Peter Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘFirefly–Pigmay Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘPandora Mine, La Sal Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘAmerican Eagle Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘMi Vida Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘBlue Streak Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘPickett Corral Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘMill No. 1, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘHenry Clay Mine, Long Park, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
References
Kampf, A. R., Hughes, J. M., Marty, J., Nash, B. (2012) Postite, Mg(H2O)6Al2(OH)2(H2O)8(V10O28)·13H2O, a new mineral species from the La Sal District, Utah: Crystal structure and descriptive mineralogy. The Canadian Mineralogist, 50 (1) 45-53 doi:10.3749/canmin.50.1.45
 
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