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Calaverite from
Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calaverite
Formula:AuTe2
Colour:gray-white metallic with black tarnish
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calaverite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1068330
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1068330:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calaverite
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘGold King Mine (Gold King Extension), Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘSunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘOuray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘLittle Giant Mine, Little Giant Peak, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
15.5km (9.7 miles) ⓘIsolde Mine (Belcher; MS 15635; Baltimore; MS 2157; Isolde; MS 15635), Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘGood Hope Mine (Patented Claims: Good Hope; MS 7764; Wonder; MS 7764), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘLittle May Mine, Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘSummit Mine, Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘGolden Shear Mine (Patented Claim: Bonita; MS 11327), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘGold Bug Mine (Patented Claims: Gold Bug; MS 11619a; Gold Bug Mill Site; MS 11691b; Repeal; MS 11691a; Gold Nugget; MS 11691a), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
Crook, Wilson W. and Oswald, Stanley G. (1979) Calaverite from the Idarado Mine. Friends of Mineralogy Colorado Chapter Newsletter: 2(1).
 
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