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Polybasite from
Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Lode
Classification
Species:Polybasite
Formula:[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Acanthite5
Native Silver5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Polybasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:600510
Long-form Identifier:1:3:600510:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Polybasite in this Region
Best & Belcher Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
Consolidated Virginia Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
Mexican Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
Savage Mine (Savage and Hall Mine), Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
Sierra Nevada Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Polybasite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘConsolidated Virginia Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘC and C Mine, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘMexican Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
0.6km (0.3 miles) ⓘBest & Belcher Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘSavage Mine (Savage and Hall Mine), Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘSierra Nevada Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘCrown Point Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘAlta Shaft, Storey County, Nevada, USA
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘGooseberry Mine, Ramsey Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘTalapoosa mine, Talapoosa Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
References
Simon, Grigore, Kesler, Stephen E., Essene, Eric J. (1997) Phase relations among selenides, tellurides, and oxides; II, Applications to selenide-bearing ore deposits. Economic Geology, 92 (4) 468-484 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.92.4.468
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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