Gypsum Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gypsum Valley | Valley |
| Montrose County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 108° West (est.)
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Margin of Error:
~74km
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Detailed Mineral List:
| β Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Corvusite Formula: (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O Reference: Nikischer, Tony, Mineral News, February, 2015 |
| β Hewettite Formula: CaV6O16 · 9H2O Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B. |
| β Magnesiopascoite Formula: Ca2Mg(V10O28) · 16H2O Reference: Nikischer, Tony, Mineral News, February, 2015 |
| β Montroseite Formula: (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) Reference: Excalibur Mineral Corporation |
| β Rauvite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O Reference: Excalibur Mineral Corporation |
| β Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O Reference: Nikischer, T. (2015), A new Locality for Magnesiocpascoite, Mineral News, Vol. 31, No. 2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 Β· 3H2O |
| β | Corvusite | 4.HE.20 | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 Β· 6-10H2O |
| β | Hewettite | 4.HE.15 | CaV6O16 Β· 9H2O |
| β | Magnesiopascoite | 4.HC.05 | Ca2Mg(V10O28) Β· 16H2O |
| β | Montroseite | 4.FD.10 | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| β | Rauvite | 4.HB.40 | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) Β· 16H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 Β· 5H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| H | β Hewettite | CaV6O16 · 9H2O |
| H | β Magnesiopascoite | Ca2Mg(V10O28) · 16H2O |
| H | β Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
| H | β Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
| H | β Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| H | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | β Hewettite | CaV6O16 · 9H2O |
| O | β Magnesiopascoite | Ca2Mg(V10O28) · 16H2O |
| O | β Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
| O | β Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
| O | β Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| O | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Magnesiopascoite | Ca2Mg(V10O28) · 16H2O |
| Mg | β Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| K | β Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Hewettite | CaV6O16 · 9H2O |
| Ca | β Magnesiopascoite | Ca2Mg(V10O28) · 16H2O |
| Ca | β Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
| Ca | β Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
| Ca | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| V | β Hewettite | CaV6O16 · 9H2O |
| V | β Magnesiopascoite | Ca2Mg(V10O28) · 16H2O |
| V | β Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
| V | β Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
| V | β Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Corvusite | (Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O |
| Fe | β Montroseite | (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH) |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| U | β Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O |
| U | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Localities in this Region
- Colorado
- Montrose County
- Gypsum Valley
- Montrose County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- Green River FormationFormation
- Uravan Mineral BeltMineral Belt
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Gypsum Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA