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Altaite from
Bonanza Mine (Little Bonanza Mine; Fairview Mine), Gold Hill, Sonora, Sonora Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Altaite
Formula:PbTe
Comments:Occurs crystallized with gold in parallel groupings.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Native Gold
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Altaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bonanza Mine (Little Bonanza Mine; Fairview Mine), Gold Hill, Sonora, Sonora Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:650312
Long-form Identifier:1:3:650312:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Altaite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘO'Hara Mine (Franklin Mine), Sonora, Sonora Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSell Mine, Sonora, Sonora Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
8.7km (5.4 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
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘMorgan-Melones Mine (Morgan Mine), Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘMelones Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘStanislaus Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘCarson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘFrench and Wood Mine (French & Wood Mine; Frenchwood Mine), Altaville, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘMcAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘOro Rico Mine (Penon Blanco Mine), Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
References
Sharwood, William J. (1911), Notes on tellurium-bearing gold ores: Economic Geology: 6: 26
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
 
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