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Petzite from
Darling Mine (Chanced Upon), Spanish Flat, Spanish Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Petzite
Formula:Ag3AuTe2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calaverite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Petzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Darling Mine (Chanced Upon), Spanish Flat, Spanish Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:668071
Long-form Identifier:1:3:668071:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Petzite
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘIdaho-Maryland Mine (Idaho Maryland prospect; Maryland Mine; Howard Hill/Morning Dew; Idaho Maryland-Brunswick), Idaho-Maryland group, Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘFord Mine (Apex Mine), San Andreas, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
84.5km (52.5 miles) ⓘCollier Mine (Blood Mine; Sandwich Mine), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
85.1km (52.9 miles) ⓘFrench and Wood Mine (French & Wood Mine; Frenchwood Mine), Altaville, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
93.2km (57.9 miles) ⓘCarson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
94.1km (58.4 miles) ⓘStanislaus Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘMelones Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
95.5km (59.3 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
96.3km (59.8 miles) ⓘNorwegian Mine, Tuttletown, Tuttletown Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
98.8km (61.4 miles) ⓘSugarman claim mine, Browns Flat, Columbia Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
References
Irelan, W. jr. (1893) Report of the state mineralogist, Issue 11
Clark, Wm. B. & D.W. Carlson (1956), Mines and mineral resources of El Dorado County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 52(4): 496
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 116.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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