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Cerussite from
Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA


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Cerussite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Cerussite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Cerussite

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Cerussite

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Cerussite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Cerussite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Cerussite

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Cerussite

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Cerussite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Cerussite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Cerussite

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Cerussite

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cerussite
Formula:PbCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Linarite8
Chrysocolla7
Mimetite7
Quartz7
Chlorargyrite6
Caledonite4
Leadhillite4
Wulfenite3
Calcite3
Bromargyrite2
Malachite2
Brochantite2
Anglesite2
Arsentsumebite1
Conichalcite1
Native Gold1
Munakataite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cerussite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:224262
Long-form Identifier:1:3:224262:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cerussite
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘWhiteside Mine (Old Whiteside Diggings; Pierson; Pierson Mining Co.; Republic and Whiteside), Kearsarge, Kearsarge Mining District [2], Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘMonster Mine, Keynot Peak, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘKearsarge Mine (Kearsarge group; Cliff Mine), Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge Mining District [1], Inyo County, California, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘPhoenix prospect, Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge Mining District [1], Inyo County, California, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘElla Mine (Ella group), Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘVentura Mine (Silver Reef claim; Sunset claim), Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘIgnacio Mine (St. Ignacio Mine; Saint Ignacio Mine; Ygnacio Mine), Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘRoyal group (Spear; Lead Queen; Silver Spear; Cerro Gordo Extension), Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
33.1km (20.5 miles) ⓘCerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘSilver Spur Mine (Silver Spur Daisy; Daisy; Leroy Mine; Silver Spur Daisy; Old Daisy Mine; Bedell), Wünüpü Peak (Squaw Peak), Waucoba Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
References
Sugar White collection
USGS Bull 540
Emmons, S. F., Becker, G. F. (1885) Statistics and Technology of the Precious Metals. Bureau of the Census.
Adams, Paul M. (2010) The Brown Monster and Reward mines, Inyo County, California. The Mineralogical Record, 41 (2) 175-193
 
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