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Colorado
Calumet Mine, Salida
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: epidote, magnetite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Old iron skarn above the Arkansas Valley known for epidote and magnetite
Named Chaffee County locality in Colorado collecting guides.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
steep 4wd road, loose rock
Keep exploring nearby
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