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Polybasite from
Advance Mine (Zaca Mine; Zaca group; North Advance Mine; Collosus Mine; Colorado No. 2 Mine; Tarshish Mine), Colorado Hill, Loope (Monitor; Loopeville), Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA


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Polybasite

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Polybasite

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Polybasite, etc.

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Polybasite, etc.

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Polybasite

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Polybasite

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Polybasite, etc.

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Polybasite, etc.

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
07177690017361191845281.jpg
Polybasite

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
02363750017272010839139.jpg
Polybasite

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
08994390017272010831434.jpg
Polybasite, etc.

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
01579750017272010869382.jpg
Polybasite, etc.

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Polybasite
Formula:[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Pyrargyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Polybasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Advance Mine (Zaca Mine; Zaca group; North Advance Mine; Collosus Mine; Colorado No. 2 Mine; Tarshish Mine), Colorado Hill, Loope (Monitor; Loopeville), Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8778
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8778:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Polybasite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘMonitor Mine, Loope (Monitor; Loopeville), Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘLoope (Monitor; Loopeville), Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMorning Star Mine (Curtz Mine; Ardis Mine), Mogul Peak, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘPennsylvania Mine, Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
68.0km (42.3 miles) ⓘAlta Shaft, Storey County, Nevada, USA
69.4km (43.1 miles) ⓘCrown Point Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
71.2km (44.2 miles) ⓘSavage Mine (Savage and Hall Mine), Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
71.6km (44.5 miles) ⓘBest & Belcher Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘC and C Mine, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘConsolidated Virginia Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
References
Clark, William B. (1977) Mines and Mineral Resources of Alpine County, California. County Report 8. California Division of Mines and Geology
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
Committee, FM Locality Index, Kampf, Anthony R. (1989) California Locality Index. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (2) 129-142
 
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