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Cerussite from
Camp Bird Mine, Imogene Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cerussite
Formula:PbCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cerussite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Camp Bird Mine, Imogene Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:55013
Long-form Identifier:1:3:55013:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cerussite
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘNational Belle Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘAmerican Nettie Mine, Gold Hill, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘSlide Mine, Paquin Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘSenorita Mine, Paquin Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘAlta Mine (Alta group; Alta - St. Louis), Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘMayday Mine, Anvil Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘAspen Mine (Legal Tender Mine), Hazelton Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘNorth Star (King Soloman), Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘBandora Mine (Esmeralda claims; Little Todd vein), South Mineral Creek, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘOsceola Mine, Cunningham Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
Rocks & Min.:62:9
Rocks & Min.:64:140-141
Rocks & Min.:65:114-149
King, Vandall T., Robinson, George W. (1989) What's New in Minerals? - Sixteenth Annual Rochester Academy of Science Mineralogical Symposium. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (5) 387-399
 
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