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Bismuthinite from
Arctic; Golden Beaver, Monte Cristo area, Summit County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Bismuthinite
Formula:Bi2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bismuthinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Arctic; Golden Beaver, Monte Cristo area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:432766
Long-form Identifier:1:3:432766:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bismuthinite
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘWire Patch Mine, Farncomb Hill, French Gulch, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘI.X.L. (Royal Tiger; Cashier), Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘTucson Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘLillian Mines, Printer Boy Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
22.0km (13.6 miles) ⓘFlorence Mine, Printer Boy Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘMissouri Mine, Hall Valley (Hall's Valley), Montezuma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘBaltic (Sill; Gold Cord), Geneva District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘGriffith (Kelly; Moline; New Boston; Doric), Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
54.5km (33.9 miles) ⓘPittsburg, Upper Union Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘMike Rabbit Prospect, La Plata Mining District (Winfield Mining District), Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
References
USGS Proffesional Paper 75
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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