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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Busterville Mine, Avra, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, 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 Busterville Mine, Avra, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:211883
Long-form Identifier:1:3:211883:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘOld Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountain District Saguaro National Park, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘTucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘMineral Hill Mines (Azurite group; Old Azurite Mine; Copper Glance Mine), Mineral Hill, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘMission pit, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘSunshine Mine, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘRich Hill Mine group, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘOlivette and Annette Mines (Olivette Mine; Olive Mine; New Olivette Mine; Corda Brothers group; Corda group), Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘProsperity Mine group (Helmet Peak group; Helmet Peak Mine; Prosperity claims), Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘPaymaster No. 6 Mine, Paymaster Mine group (Victoria group), Olive Camp, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘPaymaster Mine group (Victoria group), Olive Camp, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Galbraith, F.W. (1947), Minerals of AZ, AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 153: 27.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.392
 
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