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Altaite from
Tucson Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Altaite
Formula:PbTe
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Altaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tucson Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:305161
Long-form Identifier:1:3:305161:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Altaite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘLouisville Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘGreenback Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘGarbutt Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘBuckeye Gulch, Alicante, Lake County, Colorado, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘNorth London Mine, London Mountain, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
82.0km (50.9 miles) ⓘStewart Mine, Cleora Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
83.4km (51.8 miles) ⓘJewelry Shop Mine (West Gold Mine; Sylvanite Mine), Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
95.6km (59.4 miles) ⓘRevenge Occurrence, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
96.9km (60.2 miles) ⓘShirley Lode, Grand Island, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
References
Shannon, John M., Shannon, Geraldine C. (1985) Famous Mineral Localities: The Mines and Minerals of Leadville [Colorado]. The Mineralogical Record, 16 (3) 171-201
 
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