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Rhodonite from
Black Beauty Deposit (Crater Deposit), Cleora Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Deposit
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 Black Beauty Deposit (Crater Deposit), Cleora Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:372251
Long-form Identifier:1:3:372251:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodonite
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘCinderella, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘLittle Jenny Mine (Jennie Mine; Jenny Mine), Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine (Cornucopia Claims; Bonanza No. 1), Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘCocomongo Mine, Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘIron Chest Mine, Chalk Creek District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘMary Murphy Mine, Chalk Creek District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘBlack Hawk, Chalk Creek District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
77.3km (48.0 miles) ⓘElla Beeler, Lake County, Colorado, USA
96.3km (59.8 miles) ⓘRobinson Mine (Robinson No. 2), Kokomo-Tenmile area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
99.7km (61.9 miles) ⓘKeystone Mine (Mt Emmons Project), Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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