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Stibnite from
Sunset prospect, McClellan Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Stibnite
Formula:Sb2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Stibnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sunset prospect, McClellan Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:204996
Long-form Identifier:1:3:204996:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Stibnite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘChoates mine, McClellan Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘDonatelli mine, McClellan Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘSleepy Joe mine, McClellan Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘDesert King shaft, Wedekind Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘBell shaft, Wedekind Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘReno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mercury prospect, Steamboat Springs Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘDeLongchamps prospect, Ramsey Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘAngelia prospect, Black Warrior Peak prospects, Nightingale Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘCalifornia Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
References
NBMG Bull 70 Geology and Mineral Resources of Washoe and Storey Counties, Nevada
Tingley, J. V., Garside, L. J., Castor, S. B., & LaPointe, D. D. (1999). Mineral and energy resource assessment of the Washoe County Open Space Plan Amendment Area. Washoe County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report, 99(2), 384.
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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