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Rhodonite from
Alaska Mine, Poughkeepsie Gulch, 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 Alaska Mine, Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:389723
Long-form Identifier:1:3:389723:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodonite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘBonanza, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘAdams Mine (Adams Tunnel Mine), Cement Creek, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘSunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘGeorge Washington Occurrence, Eureka Mining District, 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
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘRed Cloud, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘBill Young Mine, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘSound Democrat, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘSilver Queen Occurrence, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘBen Franklin Mine, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
Ransome, Frederick Leslie (1901) A report on the economic geology of the Silverton quadrangle, Colorado. Bulletin 182. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b182
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing. 676pp.
 
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