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Porphyry from
Silver Eagle Lode, Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Lode
Classification
Type:Porphyry
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Porphyry data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Eagle Lode, Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1047898
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1047898:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Porphyry
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘMorning Star Mine, Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘRock of Ages Mine (Patented Claims: Rock of Ages; MS 19205a; Rock of Ages No. 2; MS 19205a; Rock of Ages Mill Site; MS 19205b; Peak View; MS 19205a), Mount Wilson Mining District, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘZero Mine (Patented Claims: Zero; MS 14800; Edna; MS 14800), Mount Wilson Mining District, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘButterfly Mine, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘSpecial Session Mine (Polar No. 1; MS 12908; Polar No. 2; MS 12908; Oasis; MS 12908; Slide Rock; MS 12908), Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘPorphyry Basin Mine, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘLower Porphyry Gulch (2), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘLower Porphyry Gulch (1), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘBessie Jr; Oroverde Occurrence, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘGallic - Vulcan Group (Weatherhorn), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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