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Calumet Mine, Salida

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also 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

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