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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Gruss Mine (Genesee Mine; Genesee Valley Mine; Ward Mine), Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, 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 Gruss Mine (Genesee Mine; Genesee Valley Mine; Ward Mine), Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:331340
Long-form Identifier:1:3:331340:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘCopper Mine (Bullion Mine; Copper group), Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘWalker Mine (Walker Brothers Mine; Walker Copper Mine; Native Son Mine [?]), Argentine Rock, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘTrask and Copper Mine (Trask and Coffer Mine; Moonlight Mine; Beetle Mine), Rattlesnake Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘSuperior Mine, Lights Creek Copper deposits (Moonlight Mine; Sulfide Ridge deposits; Lights Canyon deposits), Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘEngles Mine, Lights Creek Copper deposits (Moonlight Mine; Sulfide Ridge deposits; Lights Canyon deposits), Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘLights Creek Copper deposits (Moonlight Mine; Sulfide Ridge deposits; Lights Canyon deposits), Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘMurdock Mine [2] (Plumas Jumbo Mine), Adams Peak, Last Chance Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘLodi No. 4 Mine (Lodi No. 4 claim), Adams Peak, Last Chance Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘKate Hardy Mine (Hawn Mine; Derelict Mine; Kate Hardy Mine and mill), Old Mountain House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
63.3km (39.4 miles) ⓘAlleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
References
Logan, Clarence August (1921), Auburn field division: California Mining Bureau. Report 17: 463
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 364.
 
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