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Bismuthinite from
Mena Mine (Hoffmeister Homestead Prospect; Black Judge Shaft), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson 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 Mena Mine (Hoffmeister Homestead Prospect; Black Judge Shaft), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:432732
Long-form Identifier:1:3:432732:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bismuthinite
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘGuy Hill pegmatite area, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘPittsburgh (Notaway East; Notaway Shaft; Notaway West), Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘBurroughs Mine (Traut-Rudin-Anderson Pegmatite; Sunrise Peak Mine), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘStanley Vein, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘBigger Mica Mine (Sweitzer Lode), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘPittsburg, Upper Union Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘGriffith (Kelly; Moline; New Boston; Doric), Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
54.6km (33.9 miles) ⓘBaltic (Sill; Gold Cord), Geneva District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
60.3km (37.5 miles) ⓘMissouri Mine, Hall Valley (Hall's Valley), Montezuma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘHyatt Ranch Mine (Hyatt Mine), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer 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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