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Gypsum from
Belle of the East Mine, Lake City, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Belle of the East Mine, Lake City, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:985792
Long-form Identifier:1:3:985792:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘHidden Treasure Mine, Lake City, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘOulay Mine, Lake City, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘPride of America Mine, Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
30.8km (19.2 miles) ⓘSunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘSilver Mountain Mine, Gray Copper Gulch, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘBulldog Mountain Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘAmerican Nettie Mine, Gold Hill, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘPony Express Mine, Paquin Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘSlide Mine, Paquin Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘBlack Girl mine, Paquin Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
References
Rocks & Min.:10:125.
 
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