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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Bald Mountain Mine (Bald Mountain-Ibex Mines; Bald Mountain/Ibex Mine; Nachez Pyrate; Ibex Gold Mining Company), Bald Mountain group, Bourne (Cracker City), Baker County, Oregon, 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 Bald Mountain Mine (Bald Mountain-Ibex Mines; Bald Mountain/Ibex Mine; Nachez Pyrate; Ibex Gold Mining Company), Bald Mountain group, Bourne (Cracker City), Baker County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:250267
Long-form Identifier:1:3:250267:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘIbex Mine, Cracker Creek Mining District, Oregon, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘIbex Mine, Bald Mountain group, Grant County, Oregon, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘIbex & Bald Mountain, Cracker Creek Mining District, Oregon, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘBelle of Baker Mine, Bourne (Cracker City), Baker County, Oregon, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Bourne (Cracker City), Baker County, Oregon, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘMayflower Prospect (Gray Rock), Baker County, Oregon, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘGolconda Mine, Baker County, Oregon, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘClimax Mine, Bourne (Cracker City), Baker County, Oregon, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘColumbia Mine, Bourne (Cracker City), Baker County, Oregon, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘArgonaut Mine (Wilmot; Hemler; George E), Bourne (Cracker City), Baker County, Oregon, USA
References
Valentine, Grant M., Huntting, Marshall T. (1956) Part I - Nonmetallic minerals, in Inventory of Washington Minerals. Bulletin 37, Washington Geological Survey.
Valentine, Grant M., Huntting, Marshall T. (1960) Part II - Metallic Minerals, in Inventory of Washington Minerals. Vol II. Bulletin 37, Washington Geological Survey.
 
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