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Petzite from
McAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA


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Petzite, etc.

McAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Petzite, etc.

McAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Petzite, etc.

McAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Petzite, etc.

McAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Petzite, etc.

McAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Petzite, etc.

McAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Petzite
Formula:Ag3AuTe2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Native Gold
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Gold2
- var Electrum1
Altaite1
Quartz1
Keystoneite1
Melonite1
Hessite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Petzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view McAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:565389
Long-form Identifier:1:3:565389:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Petzite
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘOro Rico Mine (Penon Blanco Mine), Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘGolden Rule Mine, Jumper & Golden Rule group (Jumper Mine; Jumper claim; Jumper deposit; New Era claim), Jamestown Mine (Jamestown group), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘJamestown Mine (Jamestown group), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘHarvard Mine (Harvard Mine group; McCann claim; Mooney claim; Pacific claim; Vulture claim; Trio claim; Sobrante claim), Jamestown Mine (Jamestown group), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine (Little Bonanza Mine; Fairview Mine), Gold Hill, Sonora, Sonora Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘBald Mountain, Sonora, Sonora Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘSugarman claim mine, Browns Flat, Columbia Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘNorwegian Mine, Tuttletown, Tuttletown Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘMorgan-Melones Mine (Morgan Mine), Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
35.3km (22.0 miles) ⓘMelones Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Weir, R.H.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
Weir, R. H., Kerrick, D. M. (1987) Mineralogic, fluid inclusion, and stable isotope studies of several gold mines in the Mother Lode, Tuolumne and Mariposa counties, California. Economic Geology, 82 (2) 328-344 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.82.2.328
 
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