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Stibnite from
Ambrose Mine (Rip Van Winkle Mine), Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA


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Stibnite

Ambrose Mine, Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
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Stibnite, etc.

Ambrose Mine, Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
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Stibnite

Ambrose Mine, Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
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Stibnite, etc.

Ambrose Mine, Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
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Stibnite

Ambrose Mine, Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
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Stibnite, etc.

Ambrose Mine, Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
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Stibnite

Ambrose Mine, Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
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Stibnite, etc.

Ambrose Mine, Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
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Stibnite

Ambrose Mine, Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
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Stibnite, etc.

Ambrose Mine, Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
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Stibnite

Ambrose Mine, Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
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Stibnite, etc.

Ambrose Mine, Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Stibnite
Formula:Sb2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz4
Kaolinite2
Cervantite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Stibnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ambrose Mine (Rip Van Winkle Mine), Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44569
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44569:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Stibnite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘRip Van Winkle Mine (Bishop Mine; French Antimony group; French Ranch), Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘShriver Mine (Red Metal Mine), Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘGypsy Mine (Woody Mine), Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), Merced County, California, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘGleason Mine (Gleason claim; Garner deposit), Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘBlue Wing Mine (Blue Wing vein), Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘSanta Clara claim, Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘStayton Mine (Stayton Quicksilver Mine; Pacific claim of Stayton group), Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), Merced County, California, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘBlue Wing Mine, Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), Merced County, California, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Ag-Sb-Hg mine [1] (Quicksilver & Antimony deposits), Henrietta Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘQuien Sabe Mine (Quien Sabe Antimony Mine), Laveaga Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA
References
Bailey, Edgar H. & W. Bradley Myers (1942), Quicksilver and antimony deposits of Stayton district, California: USGS Bulletin 931-Q
Anonymous (1956), World news on mineral occurrences: Rocks & Minerals: 31: 575 (letter to editor on cervantite): 575
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 127
Cooper, Joseph F., Dunning, Gail E. (1989) Stibnites of the Stayton District, Hollister, California. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (6) 427-438
 
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