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Stephanite from
Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Stephanite
Formula:Ag5SbS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Stephanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:492396
Long-form Identifier:1:3:492396:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Stephanite in this Region
Union Mine, Bear Creek, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Stephanite
2.3km (1.5 miles) ⓘCalliope Mine, Paquin Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘUnion Mine, Bear Creek, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘWheel of Fortune Mine, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘPalmetto Mine (Chimney Corner; MS 496), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘMammoth, Mineral Point, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘSneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘAnnie Wood, Mineral Point, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘSaxon Mine, Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘDolly Varden Mine (Varden Belle Mine; Patented Claim: Dolly Varden; MS 172), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
13.4km (8.4 miles) ⓘSmuggler Union Mine, Marshall Basin, Telluride Mining District, 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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