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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Silver Fox prospect, Cottonwood Creek area, Cottonwood Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Silver Fox prospect, Cottonwood Creek area, Cottonwood Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:291893
Long-form Identifier:1:3:291893:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘModoc mine, Cottonwood Creek area, Cottonwood Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘWild Horse mine, Wild Horse Canyon area, Cottonwood Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘCassidy Mine (NBMG Sample Sites 2924; 2925), Trego Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 2927, JK/NK prospect, Trego Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 2935, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
70.1km (43.6 miles) ⓘStar Tungsten Mine, Juniper Range Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
75.1km (46.7 miles) ⓘBlack Warrior Peak prospects, Nightingale Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
76.5km (47.6 miles) ⓘAngelia prospect, Black Warrior Peak prospects, Nightingale Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘBlue Bird mine, Bluebird vein system, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
78.0km (48.5 miles) ⓘBurrus Mine, Burrus vein system, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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