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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Unnamed Zn-Pb-Ag-Cu-Sb-Cd prospect (Shaft; Trench; Decline prospect), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz15
Oxyplumboroméite2
Chalcopyrite2
Cuproroméite1
Cuprite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tetrahedrite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Zn-Pb-Ag-Cu-Sb-Cd prospect (Shaft; Trench; Decline prospect), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:535561
Long-form Identifier:1:3:535561:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
2.8km (1.7 miles) Humboldt Mine, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
26.3km (16.3 miles) Granite Gap, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) Bowie claims, Bowie Mountain, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) Great American Mine, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
59.6km (37.0 miles) Commonwealth Mine, Pearce, Pearce Mining District, Pearce Hills, Sulphur Springs Valley, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
68.8km (42.8 miles) Miss Pickle mine, Eureka Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
70.9km (44.0 miles) King 400 claim, King Gold Mine, Eureka Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
71.5km (44.4 miles) Silver King mine, National Group, Eureka Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
84.8km (52.7 miles) Republic Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
84.9km (52.7 miles) Burro Pit, Johnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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