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Cosalite from
Comstock Mine, Parrott City, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cosalite
Formula:Pb2Bi2S5
Comments:May be a misidentification. Aikinite or aikinite and ourayite
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cosalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Comstock Mine, Parrott City, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:58883
Long-form Identifier:1:3:58883:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cosalite
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘRico Argentine Mine, Silver Creek, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘZuni Mine, Anvil Mountain, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘBrooklyn Mine, Brown's Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
68.3km (42.5 miles) ⓘGenesee-Vanderbilt Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘYankee Girl Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
73.0km (45.4 miles) ⓘAlaska Mine, Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
73.6km (45.7 miles) ⓘSaxon Mine, Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
75.8km (47.1 miles) ⓘGladiator Mine, Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
80.2km (49.8 miles) ⓘYellow Jacket Mine, Bear Creek, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
References
Dana 6:1090
Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
 
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