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Pearceite from
Caribou Mine (Caribou shaft), Caribou Mine group, Grand Island, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pearceite
Formula:[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Uraninite5
Proustite5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pearceite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Caribou Mine (Caribou shaft), Caribou Mine group, Grand Island, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:490476
Long-form Identifier:1:3:490476:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pearceite
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘIda May occurrence (Seven Forty; Barney; Polar Star; Alamaden; Standard; Lida; ; Fall River; Thomas; Golconda), Central City Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘAlmaden Mine, Fall River, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘRed Elephant group (Boulder Nest Mine; Free American Mine; St. James Mine; Tabor Mine; White Mine), Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘTwo Brothers Tunnel, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘFall River, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘAmerican Sisters Mine, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘJoe Reynolds (Elida), Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘAlma Lincoln Mine, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘEdgar Shaft, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘLittle Champion (Megalona), Donaldson Group, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek 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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