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

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Ref.: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 1049.




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
  		•  Carnotite
    K
     
    2
    		(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[VO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Corvusite (TL)
    V
     
    7
    		O
     
    20
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Ponto No. 3 Claim, Gypsum Valley District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USA
    Reference: [Amer.Min.(1933) 18, 195-205]
    Site Photo
    Gypsum Valley District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USA
    © 2008 Jesse Crawford
  		•  Fervanite (TL)
    Fe
     
    4
    		(VO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Gypsum Valley District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USA
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1931): 16: 273-277; Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 1049.]
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1935): 20: 769-772.]
  		•  Metamunirite
    NaVO
     
    3
    Reference: [Patrick Haynes communication (2004)]
  		•  Roscoelite
    K(V,Al)
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Steigerite (TL)
    AlVO
     
    4
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Sullivan Brothers claims, Gypsum Valley District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USA
    Description: This Colorado type species is a bright yellow powdery mineral with a waxy luster. It occurs as coatings on cracks in sandstone, and, together with fervanite and gypsum, also fills minute cracks in corvusite, which is one of the most abundant of the vanad
    Reference: [Amer.Min(1935) 20, 769-772; "Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 455, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  		•  Uraninite
    UO
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]


    8 entries listed. 8 valid minerals. 3 type localities (valid minerals).

    Localities in this Region:
    USA
     
    • Colorado
      • San Miguel Co.
        • Gypsum Valley District

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