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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Silbak Premier Mine, Stewart, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tetrahedrite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silbak Premier Mine, Stewart, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:807481
Long-form Identifier:1:3:807481:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘStoner; Stoner Gold and Silver Mining Corporation Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘStoner-Clegg-O'Rourke Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘUpper Daly-Alaska; Hoosier; Bertha; Western Mine, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘLower Daly-Alaska; Iron; Elevenmile Mine, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘVirginia Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘAlaska-Premier Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘGold Cliff Premier Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘTop Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘCripple Creek Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘNinety-six; Gold Eagle Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
UTSON, S. (1936). SILVER-BASE METAL RELATIONSHIPS IN SOME BRITISH COLUMBIA MINES. MS Thesis University of British Columbia
Mauthner, Mark, Francis, Carl A. (2006) Gold Crystal localities of British Columbia, Canada. Rocks & Minerals, 81 (1) 14-22 doi:10.3200/rmin.81.1.14-22
Bindi, L., Evain, M., Spry, P. G., Tait, K. T., Menchetti, S. (2007) Structural role of copper in the minerals of the pearceite-polybasite group: the case of the new minerals cupropearceite and cupropolybasite. Mineralogical Magazine, 71 (6) 641-650 doi:10.1180/minmag.2007.071.6.641
 
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