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Bismuthinite from
Pittsburgh (Notaway East; Notaway Shaft; Notaway West), Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bismuthinite
Formula:Bi2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bismuthinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pittsburgh (Notaway East; Notaway Shaft; Notaway West), Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:432722
Long-form Identifier:1:3:432722:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bismuthinite
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘGuy Hill pegmatite area, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
15.7km (9.7 miles) ⓘPittsburg, Upper Union Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘGriffith (Kelly; Moline; New Boston; Doric), Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘMena Mine (Hoffmeister Homestead Prospect; Black Judge Shaft), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘBurroughs Mine (Traut-Rudin-Anderson Pegmatite; Sunrise Peak Mine), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘBigger Mica Mine (Sweitzer Lode), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘBaltic (Sill; Gold Cord), Geneva District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘStanley Vein, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘMissouri Mine, Hall Valley (Hall's Valley), Montezuma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
49.5km (30.7 miles) ⓘI.X.L. (Royal Tiger; Cashier), Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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