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Gypsum Valley District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USA

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Corvusite : V7O20·nH2O

Gypsum Valley District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USA

Width of field 1.7 mm. Collection of Jesse Crawford. Compositing software: CombineZP. Equipment: Nikon D-100 digital camera on a homemade microscope. Big Gypsum Valley earned the name "Big Gyp" valley to the miners who leased land there in the '70s.
 © 2008 Jesse CrawfordPhoto ID: 190781    View Count: 50

Pascoite : Ca3[V10O28] · 17H2O

Gypsum Valley District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USA

Field of view: 2 mm
Photo and collection Antonio Borrelli
 © Antonio BorrelliPhoto ID: 51244    View Count: 425

Pascoite : Ca3[V10O28] · 17H2O

Gypsum Valley District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USA

Orange pascoite crystals up to 1 mm on matrix.
Photo and collection Antonio Borrelli
 © Antonio BorrelliPhoto ID: 35572    View Count: 360

Pascoite : Ca3[V10O28] · 17H2O

Ponto No. 3 Claim, Gypsum Valley District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USA

EXTREMELY RARE sub-mm but eye-visible, bright orange crystals of the mineral pascoite, which does not commonly occur in crystalline form. I am told that these old specimens are extremely rich and fine for the material. 4 x 3 x 2 cm

 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 21719    View Count: 347

Pascoite : Ca3[V10O28] · 17H2O

Ponto No. 3 Claim, Gypsum Valley District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USA

EXTREMELY RARE sub-mm but eye-visible, bright orange crystals of the mineral pascoite, which does not commonly occur in crystalline form. I am told that these old specimens are extremely rich and fine for the material. 5 x 2.5 x 1 cm

 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 21720    View Count: 339
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