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Rhyolite from
Animas Forks Deposits, Eureka Mining District, San Juan 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 Animas Forks Deposits, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1047772
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1047772:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhyolite
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘGolconda Mine, Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘTom Moore Lode, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘGnome Mine (Bull Run; Bull Run No. 1; Unpatented Claims: Sydney Nos. 1-3; Gnome Nos. 1-26; Patented Claim: Gnome; MS 14680), Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘPoughkeepsie, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘAmador Occurrence, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘMaid of the Mist, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘHighland Chief Mine (Wall Street; MS 16478a; Empire Chief Mine; Mathison; MS 16479a), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘSeward County Mine (Patented Claim: Seward County; MS 450), Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘSilver Star Mine (Patented Claim: Silver Star; MS 1147), Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘMinnie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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