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Proustite from
Caribou Mine (Caribou shaft), Caribou Mine group, Grand Island, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Proustite
Formula:Ag3AsS3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Uraninite10
Pearceite5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Proustite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Caribou Mine (Caribou shaft), Caribou Mine group, Grand Island, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:33941
Long-form Identifier:1:3:33941:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Proustite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘPotosi & Cross Mines, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘGolconda Mine, Fall River, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘIda May occurrence (Seven Forty; Barney; Polar Star; Alamaden; Standard; Lida; ; Fall River; Thomas; Golconda), Central City Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘAlmaden Mine, Fall River, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘCrown Point & Virginia Shaft, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘSeaton, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘBrighton No. 2 Claim, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘAmerican Sisters Mine, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘJoe Reynolds (Elida), Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘSenator Tunnel, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
References
Page, Lincoln R., Stocking, Hobart E., Smith, Harriet B. (1956) Contributions to the geology of uranium and thorium by the United States Geological Survey and Atomic Energy Commission for the United Nations International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1955. Professional Paper 300. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp300
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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