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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Wide West mine, Aurora Mining District, Mineral 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 Wide West mine, Aurora Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:289723
Long-form Identifier:1:3:289723:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘAurora Mine Area, Aurora Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘAurora Partnership Mine, Aurora Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘBorealis mine, Borealis Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘLucky Boy Mine (Mountain King Mine), Lucky Boy Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘCentipede prospect (Illinois prospect), Lee Vining Peak, Lee Vining, Tioga Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘSilver Gulch Mine, Marietta Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘEndowment mine, Silver Star Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘTioga Mine (Homestake Mine), Bennettville, Tioga Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
61.4km (38.1 miles) ⓘDouglas Group, Double Springs Marsh Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘLyford Mine (Lynford), Buscones Peak, Blind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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