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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calaverite
Formula:AuTe2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Gold6
Quartz6
Galena6
Hessite6
Chalcopyrite6
Bornite6
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calaverite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:133447
Long-form Identifier:1:3:133447:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calaverite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘGold King Mine (Gold King Extension), Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘIdarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘIsolde Mine (Belcher; MS 15635; Baltimore; MS 2157; Isolde; MS 15635), Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘLittle Giant Mine, Little Giant Peak, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘOuray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
21.7km (13.5 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
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘLittle May Mine, Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘGolden Shear Mine (Patented Claim: Bonita; MS 11327), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘSummit Mine, Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘBeartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
Rosemeyer, Tom (1988) The Sunnyside Mine. Rocks & Minerals, 63 (5) 366-384 doi:10.1080/00357529.1988.11761866
 
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