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Zinc (commodity) from
Excelsior Mine (Patented Claim: Excelsior; MS 5184), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Zinc (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Zinc (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Excelsior Mine (Patented Claim: Excelsior; MS 5184), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1127060
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1127060:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Zinc (commodity)
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘCzar Mine (Broker; MS 11149; Czarina; MS 1270; Czar; MS 2008), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘCapitol City Mine (Panhandle; Old Glory; Laddie Boy; Sunny Chief), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘSt. Mary's Mining Company Property (V.C.), Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘRisorgimento Mine, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘUnknown Zinc (MRDS - 10192358), Mineral Point, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘUnknown Zinc (MRDS - 10143039), Mineral Point, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘSyracuse Pride, Mineral Point, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
11.1km (6.9 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
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘUnknown Zinc (MRDS - 10143168), Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘFanny Fern Mine, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
 
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