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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Carlin Gold Mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tetrahedrite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Carlin Gold Mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:573522
Long-form Identifier:1:3:573522:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Tetrahedrite Subgroup in this Region
Carlin-Hardie-Pete Mine Area, Carlin Gold Mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘCarlin-Hardie-Pete Mine Area, Carlin Gold Mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘMeikle Mine, Bootstrap Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘGold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
30.2km (18.7 miles) ⓘHollister deposit (Ivanhoe/USX; Butte; Velvet; Clementine), Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘZenoli mine (Morning Glory group), Safford Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘGrand Prize mine, Tuscarora Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘMule Canyon deposit, Shoshone Mountains, Nevada, USA
51.3km (31.8 miles) ⓘAlladin Group, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
51.3km (31.8 miles) ⓘRailroad Copper-Gold Property (Bullion Copper-Gold Project; Polymetallic prospect; Nevada Bunker Hill Mines; Aladdin Claim; Blue Sky Claim; Tripoli Claim; Webfoot Claim; Mahogany Claim; Standing Elk Claim; Hoffman Claim; Mounted Ledge Claim; Bullion Claim; Cleveland Claim; Portal Claim), Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘStanding Elk Claim, Alladin Group, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
References
Kuehn, C. A., Rose, A. W. (1992) Geology and geochemistry of wall-rock alteration at the Carlin gold deposit, Nevada. Economic Geology, 87 (7) 1697-1721 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1697
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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