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Rhodonite from
Adams Mine (Adams Tunnel Mine), Cement Creek, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Rhodonite
Formula:CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Adams Mine (Adams Tunnel Mine), Cement Creek, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:304885
Long-form Identifier:1:3:304885:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodonite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘGeorge Washington Occurrence, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘBen Franklin Mine, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘSunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘBonanza, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘAlaska Mine, Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘSunnyside Extension Mine (Gold Prince Mine), Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
4.3km (2.6 miles) ⓘSilver Queen Occurrence, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘSound Democrat, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘIdarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘScotia Occurrence, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
Holmes, Richard Walker, Kennedy, Marrianna B. (1983) Mines and Minerals of the Great American Rift (Colorado-New Mexico). Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York.
 
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