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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Oro Y Plata Mine (Oro-Plata Extension Mine; Red Wing Willard Mine; Pay Rock Mine; Silver Star Mine; Blue Wing Mine), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Stibnite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tetrahedrite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oro Y Plata Mine (Oro-Plata Extension Mine; Red Wing Willard Mine; Pay Rock Mine; Silver Star Mine; Blue Wing Mine), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:644166
Long-form Identifier:1:3:644166:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘCarson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘCarson Creek Mine, Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘAlameda Mine, Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘJamestown Mine (Jamestown group), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘJones Mine, Railroad Flat, Railroad Flat Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘIlex Mine (Anglo-Saxon Mine; Tiger Mine), Rich Gulch, Rich Gulch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘRoyal Mountain King Mine (North pit; Skyrocket pit; Gold Knoll pit; Hobo pit; Hilltop pit; Butcher Shop; Hodson Fault; Dublin property; McCarty; Snowstorm; Skyrocket; Gold Knoll; Wilbur Womble; Lillian; Pine Log), Hodson, Hodson Mining District (Madam Felix Mining District; Felix Mining District), West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
26.6km (16.6 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
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘArgonaut Mine (Pioneer Mine; Sunset), Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘPenn Mine (Happy Jack; West Constellation; Satellite; Big Satellite; Hinkcley; Blue Jay; Meteor; Hecla; Little Satellite; Copper Hill; Penn Chemical Works; Campo Seco), Campo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Clark, William B., Lydon, Philip A. (1963) Mines and Mineral Resources of Calaveras County, California. County Report 2. California Division of Mines and Geology
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 363
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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