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Rhodochrosite from
Georgetown-Silver Plume Mining District (Griffith Mining District; Silver Plume Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Rhodochrosite
Formula:MnCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodochrosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Georgetown-Silver Plume Mining District (Griffith Mining District; Silver Plume Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:358241
Long-form Identifier:1:3:358241:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodochrosite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSunburst - Sceptre Group, Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘGriffith (Kelly; Moline; New Boston; Doric), Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘDemocrat Mountain, Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘQueen-of-the-West Mine (Mountain Lion; Greenhorn; Silver Queen; D & G Property), Montezuma Mining District (Snake River Mining District), Summit County, Colorado, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘVidler Tunnels West; Queen of the West, Peru Creek Area, Argentine Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘUrad mine, Dailey Mining District (Jones Pass Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘGomer Mine (Heddensburg), Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘKitty Clyde, Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘHenderson Mine, Dailey Mining District (Jones Pass Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘMayflower, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
References
USGS PP 223(Lovering,1950)
 
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