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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Prometheus Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, 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 Prometheus Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:360797
Long-form Identifier:1:3:360797:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘRhyolite Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘBlue Bonanza Mine, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘSilver Fox; Silvertone; Busty Belle Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘSoo; Spaulding; Wild Rose; Chief; Waterbury; Waverly; Inspiration; Carnation Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘCheyenne; Vergil Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘWackwitz; Silver King; Little Jim Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘDolphin Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
34.5km (21.5 miles) ⓘCleary Hill; Summit; Cleary; Freegold Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘTamarack Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘHomestake Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
References
USGS OFR 98-287(Freeman,1998)
 
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