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Limestone from
Eagle Prospect, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Type:Limestone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limestone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eagle Prospect, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1044973
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1044973:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limestone
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘExpectation Mine (Edna; Babe; Thirteenth; Engel Mine; Mae No. 1; Rosemary; Aviator; Johnny Miller; Alf; Victor; Hornet; C. M. E.; Unpatented Claims: Expectation; V. J. K.), Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘCalifornia Mine (Nevada; Unpatented Claims: California; Green Mountain; P. B. King; Burlesque Queen), Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMagnet Prospect, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘArgonaut Mine, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘMontezuma Mine, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘSilver Swan Mine (Wamba; MS 20620; Tango; Frances; Panama), Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘSt. Louis Tunnel (Rico Argentine), Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘResolute Mine (Unpatented Claims: Newman Group; Shehocton Group; New York Group), Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
3.9km (2.5 miles) ⓘC. H. C. Group (Princeton Mine; Ethlena; MS 6136; Princeton; MS 2258; Limestone; MS 6131; Crebec; MS 6130; Patented Claims: C. H. C.; MS 1040), Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘIron Mine (Patented Claim: Iron Mine; MS 8758), Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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