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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Comments:Found in dump material.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tetrahedrite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view 79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22679
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22679:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘMagma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
37.6km (23.3 miles) ⓘRainbow Silver Mine, Mineral Mountain area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘOld Dominion Mine, Buffalo Hill, Old Dominion vein system, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine, Comstock Wash, Kings Crown Peak area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
39.7km (24.6 miles) ⓘJosh Billings claims, Old Dominion Mine, Buffalo Hill, Old Dominion vein system, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘMammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
46.1km (28.7 miles) ⓘOld Reliable Mine (Reliable Mine; Calumet Mine; Clark-Scanlon group; Copper Creek Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘBlue Bird Mine (Bluebird Mine; Zilla Mine; Twin-S Mine; Cumberland Mine; Thornewood Mine; Blue Bird Silver Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘChilds-Adwinkle Mine (Childs and Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘBunker Hill Mine (Bunker Hill group), Mulberry Wash, Sombrero Butte, Sombrero Butte peak area, Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Keith, Stanley B. (1972) Mineralogy and Paragenesis of the 79 Mine Lead-Zinc-Copper Deposit [Arizona]. The Mineralogical Record, 3 (6) 247-264
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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