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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Sleeper mine, Awakening Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, 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 Sleeper mine, Awakening Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:288133
Long-form Identifier:1:3:288133:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘGold Crown Claims, Ten Mile Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘPansy Lee mine, Ten Mile Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘOhio Mine, Rebel Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘProdigal mine, Red Butte Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 2605, Paradise Valley Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘAuburn Mine, Sierra Mining District, East Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
65.1km (40.4 miles) ⓘTallulah Mine, Sierra Mining District, East Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
65.4km (40.6 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 2666, Sierra Mining District, East Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
65.6km (40.8 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 2667, Sierra Mining District, East Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘBell vein, Buckskin Mountain, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
Saunders, James A. (1994) Silica and gold textures in bonanza ores of the Sleeper Deposit, Humboldt County, Nevada; evidence for colloids and implications for epithermal ore-forming processes. Economic Geology, 89 (3) 628-638 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.89.3.628
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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