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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Red Rock, Drake district, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia


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 Red Rock, Drake district, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:230107
Long-form Identifier:1:3:230107:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Tetrahedrite Subgroup in this Region
Magazine, Red Rock, Drake district, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
Main Shaft, Red Rock, Drake district, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘMain Shaft, Red Rock, Drake district, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘMagazine, Red Rock, Drake district, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘAddisons Mine (Addisons reef), Drake district, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘAll Nations deposit, Drake, Drake Co., New South Wales, Australia
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘGladstone Hill deposit, Drake, Drake Co., New South Wales, Australia
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘWest Copper Deeps deposit, Drake district, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘStrauss Pit, Drake, Drake Co., New South Wales, Australia
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘMount Carrington group, Drake district, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘWhite Rock north prospect, Drake district, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘLady Hampden Pit (Lady Hampden Mine), Drake, Drake Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Bottomer, L. R. (1986) Epithermal silver‐gold mineralization in the Drake area, northeastern New South Wales. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 33 (4) 457-473 doi:10.1080/08120098608729384
Quan, Hongyan, Graham, Ian, Worland, Rohan, Adler, Lewis, Dietz, Christian, Madayag, Emmanuel, Wang, Huixin, French, David (2025) Interpreting the Complexity of Sulfur, Carbon, and Oxygen Isotopes From Sulfides and Carbonates in a Precious Metal Epithermal Field: Insights From the Permian Drake Epithermal Au-Ag Field of Northern New South Wales, Australia. Minerals, 15 (2). doi:10.3390/min15020134
 
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