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Actinolite from
Calumet Mine (Calumet; Calumet No. 2; Hecla; Hecla No. 2; Calumet Iron Mine; Calumet-Hecla-Smithville Magnetite deposit; Patented Placer claims: Calumet; Hecla-Williamson; Smithville No. 2; CF&I Company Mine), Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Actinolite
Formula:◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Comments:Actinolite after diopside (uralite), crystals 2.4 cm long. Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, specimen #TM 50188; C.E. Raines, photo.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Magnetiteβ“˜12 photos of Actinolite associated with Magnetite at this locality.
Diopsideβ“˜7 photos of Actinolite associated with Diopside at this locality.
Epidoteβ“˜5 photos of Actinolite associated with Epidote at this locality.
Uraliteβ“˜2 photos of Actinolite associated with Uralite at this locality.
Titaniteβ“˜1 photo of Actinolite associated with Titanite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Actinolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Calumet Mine (Calumet; Calumet No. 2; Hecla; Hecla No. 2; Calumet Iron Mine; Calumet-Hecla-Smithville Magnetite deposit; Patented Placer claims: Calumet; Hecla-Williamson; Smithville No. 2; CF&I Company Mine), Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28350
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28350:6
GUID (UUID V4):1597eddc-76a0-40c0-81a5-2430a6480341
Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite
1.4km (0.9 miles) β“˜Homestake Mine, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) β“˜Independence Mine, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) β“˜American Flag Mine (Anaconda Mine; Ethel Consolidation Mine; Crete Mine; Holdredge Mine), Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) β“˜Ace High - Jackpot Prospect, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) β“˜Sedalia Mine (Sedalia Copper Mine), Sedalia Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) β“˜Mount Princeton, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) β“˜Missouri Hill, Garfield, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) β“˜Cree Camp, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
33.9km (21.0 miles) β“˜Copper King Mine (Copper Queen Mine), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) β“˜Mill Gulch Mine, Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
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