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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Butterfly Mine, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, 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 Butterfly Mine, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:380866
Long-form Identifier:1:3:380866:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘAlta Mine (Alta group; Alta - St. Louis), Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘMagpie Mine (Patented Claims: Magpie; MS 8608; Sunlight; MS 8608; Almeda; MS 8608), Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘSilver Pick Mine (Synopsis Mine; Tam O'Shanter; MS 9085; Gold Pick; MS 7275a; Archean; MS 1671; Gold Pick Mill Site; MS 7275b; Southport; MS 9086), Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘCimarron Mine, Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘLiberty Bell Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
14.2km (8.9 miles) ⓘSmuggler Vein, Smuggler Union Mine, Marshall Basin, Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘLongfellow Mine, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
15.5km (9.7 miles) ⓘNational Belle Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
15.7km (9.7 miles) ⓘMountain Top Mine, Governor Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘTerrible Mine, Governor Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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