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Rhyolite from
Westcliffe Mining and Milling Company Deposit, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Rhyolite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhyolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Westcliffe Mining and Milling Company Deposit, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1044921
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1044921:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhyolite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘSilver Cliff Quarry, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘFleetwood Tunnel Occurrence, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘGeyser Mine (Security - Geyser), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘC. H. Connor Mine, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘKing of the Valley Mine, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘBoulder - Mine (Boulder - Buffalo; Buffalo Hunter), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘNew Pit Prospect, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCarbonate Prospect, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘKate Mine (Silver Bar; King of the Carbonate Shaft?), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘWildcat Mine (New Hope), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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