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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Banner and Central Mine (Central Mine; Lava Cap Mine; Assissi Quartz Mine), Lava Cap-Banner-Central group (Central Consolidated; South Banner; North Banner), Banner Mountain (Banner Hill), Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tetrahedrite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Banner and Central Mine (Central Mine; Lava Cap Mine; Assissi Quartz Mine), Lava Cap-Banner-Central group (Central Consolidated; South Banner; North Banner), Banner Mountain (Banner Hill), Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1003590
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1003590:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘNorth Banner Consolidated Mine (North Banner Quartz Mine; North Banner Cons.; North Banner Co; North Banner Qtz), Lava Cap-Banner-Central group (Central Consolidated; South Banner; North Banner), Banner Mountain (Banner Hill), Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘMontana Quartz Mine (Montana Qtz.; Montana-Willow Valley group; Willow Valley Mine; Willow Valley Quartz Mine; Montana claim; Willow Valley claim), Willow Valley, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘOsborn Hill Mine (Osborn Hill vein; Woodberry Mine), Empire Star group (Empire Star Mines Company holdings), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘBear River Mine (Unnamed mine), New England Mills, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘWestern World Mine (Dempsey Ranch prospect), Smartville, Smartville Mining District, Yuba County, California, USA
28.7km (17.9 miles) ⓘKate Hardy Mine (Hawn Mine; Derelict Mine; Kate Hardy Mine and mill), Old Mountain House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘAlleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘMinnie D & Lucky Larry Mine (Minnie D and Lucky Larry; Minnie D claim; Lucky Larry claim), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘEldorado Mine (Terrible; Eldorado Extension; Eldorado Ext), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘGold Blossom Mine (Gold Blossom shaft; Gold Blossom vein; Marion lode; Ohio claim; Back Action claim; Gold Blossom No. 2 claim), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
References
Johnston, William Drumm (1938), Vein filling in Nevada City, California: Geol Society of America Bulletin: 49: 216
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 364.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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