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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Diana Mine, Diana-Kerrick group, Diana Peak, Blind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Comments:Occurs massive - primary Cu ore here.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tetrahedrite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Diana Mine, Diana-Kerrick group, Diana Peak, Blind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:668602
Long-form Identifier:1:3:668602:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘCornucopia Mine, Buscones Peak, Blind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘLyford Mine (Lynford), Buscones Peak, Blind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘBlind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘComanche Mine (Kerrick Mine; Comanche & Kerrick Mine), Diana-Kerrick group, Diana Peak, Blind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘTower Mine, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘWhite Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘNew Potosi Mine (Potosi Mine; Peterson Mine), Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
55.3km (34.3 miles) ⓘCandelaria Silver Mine, Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘSilver Dollar claim, Candelaria Mining District (Columbus Mining District), Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘSilver Gulch Mine, Marietta Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
Whiting, H.A. (1888), Mono County, California: California Mining Bureau. Report 8: 378
Ransome, Alfred Leslie (1940), General geology and ores of the Blind Spring Hill mining district, Mono County, California: California Division Mines Report 36: 189
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 363
 
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