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Cerussite from
Pitkin Mine, Independence (Independence Pass), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cerussite
Formula:PbCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cerussite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pitkin Mine, Independence (Independence Pass), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:109083
Long-form Identifier:1:3:109083:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cerussite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘTin Cup Mine, Independence (Independence Pass), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
19.9km (12.3 miles) ⓘStar Mine, Italian Mountain, Taylor Park, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘLeadville Mine (Claim: Leadville), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘAspen Contact Mine (Claims: Tenderfoot; Last Chance; Eureka; River; Lamokin; Annex; Last Chance No. 2; Mollie), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘSmuggler Mine (I. X. L.; Leadville; Trueworthy; Glendale; Arkansaw; Ground Hog; Accident; Williams Ranch; General Jackson; Claims: Smuggler; Emma; Smuggler - Durant; Silver Brick), Aspen, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘEnder, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘAetna Mine (Ætna Mine), Carbonate Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘCarbonate Mine, Carbonate Workings, Carbonate Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘLittle Chief Mine, Fryer Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘYankee Doodle Mine, Carbonate Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
References
Dana, Edward Salisbury; Dana, James Dwight (1892) A System of Mineralogy (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
 
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