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Proustite from
Falcon Mine (Ruby Silver; Rock Creek; April Fool group), Rock Creek Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Proustite
Formula:Ag3AsS3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Proustite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Falcon Mine (Ruby Silver; Rock Creek; April Fool group), Rock Creek Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:196013
Long-form Identifier:1:3:196013:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Proustite
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘBelle Isle mine, Tuscarora Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘNavajo mine, Tuscarora Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘBuckeye and Ohio mine (Good Hope claim), Good Hope Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘColorado Grande Mine, Gold Circle Mining District (Midas Mining District), Elko County, Nevada, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘLink Mine (Missing Link Mine; Big Chief group), Gold Circle Mining District (Midas Mining District), Elko County, Nevada, USA
64.8km (40.3 miles) ⓘGolden Ensign Mine (Silver Banner Mine), Mountain City Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
65.9km (40.9 miles) ⓘProtection mine, Mountain City Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘNelson mine (Standard vein), Mountain City Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
References
USGS Open-File Report 76-56
LaPointe, Daphne D., Tingley, Joseph V., Jones, Richard B. (199) Mineral resources of Elko County, Nevada. Bulletin 106. Nevada Bureau of Mines
 
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