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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Rand Mine (Yellow Aster Mine; Baltic 0060291248; Yellow Aster 0060290374), Randsburg, Kern 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 Rand Mine (Yellow Aster Mine; Baltic 0060291248; Yellow Aster 0060290374), Randsburg, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1010463
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1010463:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
1.3km (0.8 miles) California Mine, Johannesburg, Johannesburg District, Kern County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) Randsburg area occurrences, Randsburg, Kern County, California, USA
59.5km (37.0 miles) New York Mine (New York claim; Alta Silver claim; Alta Silver group), Straw Peak, Slate Range District (Arondo District), Slate Range, San Bernardino County, California, USA
70.3km (43.7 miles) Amalie-Agua Caliente Mine (Amelia; Amelia Mine and mill; Amalia), Loraine, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
72.2km (44.9 miles) Cowboy Mine (Old Cowboy Mine; Gold Peak Mine; Gold Peak and Cowboy Mines; Zada Mine), Loraine, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
72.4km (45.0 miles) Cactus Gold Mine (Blue Eagle Mine; Middle Buttes Mine; Cactus Mine; Cactus Queen Mine; Shumake deposit; Shumake Mine), Middle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
82.3km (51.1 miles) Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
84.2km (52.3 miles) Honolulu-Big Horn Mine (Thorndike Mine; Gibralter Mine; Gibralter Thorndike Mine; Big Horn claim), Slims Peak, South Park Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
97.6km (60.6 miles) American Silver Corporation Mine (Marvel claim; Silver Peak; Hemlock Mine; Wyoming claim; American Silver), Panamint Mines, Panamint (old Panamint), Panamint Mining District (Ballarat Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
98.7km (61.4 miles) Panamint Mines, Panamint (old Panamint), Panamint Mining District (Ballarat Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
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