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Stibnite from
Big Blue group (North Extension Sumner; Jeff Davis; Bull Run; Beauregard; Urbana; Frank; Content; Big Blue-Sumner; Glue Gouge), Wofford Heights, Cove Mining District, Kern County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Stibnite
Formula:Sb2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Stibnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big Blue group (North Extension Sumner; Jeff Davis; Bull Run; Beauregard; Urbana; Frank; Content; Big Blue-Sumner; Glue Gouge), Wofford Heights, Cove Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:649247
Long-form Identifier:1:3:649247:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Stibnite
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘBlack Sambo Mine (Susie Q prospect; Susie Q Mine), Alta Sierra, Greenhorn District (Greenhorn Mountains District), Kern County, California, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘBig Oscar Antimony deposit (Big Oscar Mine; The Abaca Mining Company), Alta Sierra, Greenhorn District (Greenhorn Mountains District), Kern County, California, USA
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘRayo Mine, South Lake, Erskine Creek Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘTom Moore Mine, Erskine Creek deposits, Lake Isabella, Erskine Creek Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘJeannette-Grant Mine (Jeanette Grant Mine; Jenette-Grant Mines), Inspiration Point, Green Mountain District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘAlice Mine, Havilah, Clear Creek Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘSt. John Mine, Sorrell Peak, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Sb occurrence [5], Caliente, Kern County, California, USA
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘMammoth Eureka Mine, Sugarloaf Mountain, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Sb occurrence [1], Millersville, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
References
Troxel, Bennie W., Morton, Paul K. (1962) Mines and Mineral Resources of Kern County California. County Report 1. California Division of Mines and Geologypp.97-99
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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