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Pyrargyrite from
Allison Ranch Quartz Mine (Allison Ranch Mine; Allison Ranch vein; Allison Ranch Qtz.; Crossus Consolidated Mine; Stanton Mine), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrargyrite
Formula:Ag3SbS3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Acanthite
Stephanite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrargyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Allison Ranch Quartz Mine (Allison Ranch Mine; Allison Ranch vein; Allison Ranch Qtz.; Crossus Consolidated Mine; Stanton Mine), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:647367
Long-form Identifier:1:3:647367:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrargyrite
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘLava Cap-Banner-Central group (Central Consolidated; South Banner; North Banner), Banner Mountain (Banner Hill), Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘBanner and Central Mine (Central Mine; Lava Cap Mine; Assissi Quartz Mine), Lava Cap-Banner-Central group (Central Consolidated; South Banner; North Banner), Banner Mountain (Banner Hill), Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘThree Stars Mine (Belmont vein; Columbia Mine; North Star claim; Middle Star claim; Morning Star claim), Belmont vein, Gold Hill, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
References
Lindgren, Waldemar (1896a), The gold-quartz veins of Nevada City and Grass Valley districts, California: USGS 17th. Annual Report, part 2: 119
Johnston, William Drumm (1938), Vein filling in Nevada City, California: Geol Society of America Bulletin: 49: 27
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 84, 301
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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