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Rhodochrosite from
Sunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Rhodochrosite
Formula:MnCO3
Comments:fig. 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Fluorite
Quartz
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz508
Fluorite161
Sphalerite38
Pyrite34
Chalcopyrite26
Galena20
Anhydrite15
Gypsum14
- var Selenite6
Calcite8
Monohydrocalcite7
Kutnohorite3
Tetrahedrite Subgroup1
Helvine1
Pyroxmangite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodochrosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (332 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9518
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9518:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Rhodochrosite in this Region
American Tunnel Mine, Sunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodochrosite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘSunnyside Extension Mine (Gold Prince Mine), Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘSilver Queen Occurrence, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘSound Democrat, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘGolden Fleece, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘScotia Occurrence, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘAmerican Tunnel Mine, Sunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘAlaska Mine, Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘTom Moore Lode, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘUncompahgre Chief Occurrence, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘBill Young Mine, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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