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Tennantite Subgroup from
Iron King Mine (Lime Rock Patented claim 1714; Copper Platter Patented claim 1714; Patented claims 1714), Humboldt, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tennantite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Arsenopyrite
Chalcopyrite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tennantite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iron King Mine (Lime Rock Patented claim 1714; Copper Platter Patented claim 1714; Patented claims 1714), Humboldt, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:238012
Long-form Identifier:1:3:238012:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tennantite Subgroup
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine, Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘShylock Mine, Black Hills Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
19.2km (12.0 miles) ⓘYaeger Mine (Yeager Mine; Yaeger Canyon Mine; Queen Bee Mine; Old Incline; Grey Copper shaft; Patented claims 1450), Hickey Mountain, Black Hills Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘUnited Verde Mine, Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘMonte Cristo Mine (Julian Merger Mining property; Amethyst vein), Morgan Butte, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘBruce Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
92.7km (57.6 miles) ⓘSunflower Mine, Maricopa County belt, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
99.4km (61.8 miles) ⓘOrd Mine (Ord Mercury Mine; Ord group; Indian claims), Slate Creek, Reno Pass, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D., et al (1950), Arizona zinc and lead deposits, part I, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 156: 119.
Creasey, S.C. (1952), Geology of the Iron King Mine, Yavapai Co., AZ, Econ.Geol.: 47: 24-56
Anderson, C.A. & S.C. Creasey (1958), Geology and ore deposits of the Jerome area, Yavapai Co., AZ, USGS PP 308: 92, 164, 168
Anderson, C.A. & P.M. Blacet (1972), Precambrian geology of the northern Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1336: 72
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.391
 
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