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Hessite from
American Nettie Mine, Gold Hill, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hessite
Formula:Ag2Te
Comments:Verified by https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/pp1753/pp1753.pdf
Questioned without explanation.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tetradymite2
Chalcopyrite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hessite data
Locality Data:Click here to view American Nettie Mine, Gold Hill, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:664571
Long-form Identifier:1:3:664571:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hessite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘJonathan Mine, Gold Hill, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘCamp Bird Mine, Imogene Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘFrank Hough Mine (Hough Mine; Patented Claim: Frank Hough; MS 549), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘGold King Mine (Gold King Extension), Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘGallic - Vulcan Group (Weatherhorn), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘSweet Home Mine, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘGolden Fleece Mine, Lake City, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘCumberland Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘBessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
75.6km (47.0 miles) ⓘDurango Girl Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
References
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1753
Irving, J. D. (1905) Ore Deposits of the Ouray District, Colorado, in Contributions to economic geology, 1904. Bulletin, 260. US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/b260
 
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