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Gemstones (commodity) from
Little Melvin Lode, Apex Mining District (Kingston Mining District; Pine Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Lode
Classification
Commodity:Gemstones (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Gemstones (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Little Melvin Lode, Apex Mining District (Kingston Mining District; Pine Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1125602
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1125602:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Gemstones (commodity)
8.0km (5.0 miles) Carr Mine, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) Shaffer Hill (Jacobsen Ranch Pegmatite), Clear Creek Pegmatite Province, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) Hiwan Ranch, Clear Creek Pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) Fred Pierce Ranch (Ramstetter Quarry), Front Range, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) G. H. Buckman Ranch, Front Range, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) Seven Hills - Yetter Ranch Pegmatite Occurrence, Clear Creek Pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) Castle Gulch, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
41.6km (25.9 miles) Iowa Gulch Occurrence (Iowa Gulch Pegmatite), Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) Fenders - Magnotte Pegmatite Occurrence, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
46.5km (28.9 miles) Thomas - Union Lodes (Mica Mine), Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
 
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