| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Grossular |
| Formula: | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Grossular data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Belle of the West Mine, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 490773 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:490773:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 665b09bc-5d5e-4dbf-9e75-438104012a97 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Grossular |
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| 6.3km (3.9 miles) | ⓘCamp Bird Mine, Imogene Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | An Occurrence of Prehnite in the Red Mountain Mining District Ouray County, Colorado AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE...OCCURRENCE of prehnite was discovered at the Belle of the West claim in the summer of 1992 by the author...Morton. The prehnite occurs in vugs as well-developed microcrystals associated with grossular, epidote...calcite. The minerals were formed by thermal metamorphism in a narrow skarn along the contact of limestone...reported from only two localities in Colorado (Eckel 1961). The first locality was referred to by Endlich |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2016 Figure 1. A 1999 view of the horseshoe-ahoped valley and the town of Quray. This mountain m n e...e would have greeted the first prospectors that ventured into the area In the 186op. Photo by Arthur Fox...Mountains Scenlcs. TOM ROSEMEYER PA). Hox 586 Ouray, Colorado 81427 rmerneyer@winet.net S uperb milky quartz...within the Leadville Limestone at various localities in Ouray County, Colorado. The arrangements of the...large size and sheer beauty, rank the occurrences among the best in the world for milky quitrtz specimens |
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