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Stibnite from
Downieville, Downieville Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA


Classification
Species:Stibnite
Formula:Sb2S3
Comments:Occurs with gold ores in local mines.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Stibnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Downieville, Downieville Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:668679
Long-form Identifier:1:3:668679:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Stibnite
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘMohawk Mine, Moores Flat, Moores Flat Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘRed Ledge Mine, Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘCanada Hill Mine, Alpine Quartz Mine (Alpine Qtz.; Independence/St. Louis; Alpine and Little Done Mine; North Grant Cons.; North Grant Consolidated Mine), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘWalker Mine (Walker Brothers Mine; Walker Copper Mine; Native Son Mine [?]), Argentine Rock, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine, Cherry Creek Acres, Nevada County, California, USA
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘLights Creek Copper deposits (Moonlight Mine; Sulfide Ridge deposits; Lights Canyon deposits), Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘSt. Lawrence Mine, Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
78.6km (48.8 miles) ⓘOphir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
88.2km (54.8 miles) ⓘReno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
90.4km (56.2 miles) ⓘFunny Bug Mine (Pendelco Mine), Gold Hill, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
References
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 351.
 
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