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Pyrargyrite from
Poorman Mine (Oso; Belle Peck Tunnels), Silver City Mining District (Carson Mining District), Owyhee County, Idaho, USA


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Pyrargyrite

Poorman Mine, Silver City Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
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Pyrargyrite

Poorman Mine, Silver City Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
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Pyrargyrite

Poorman Mine, Silver City Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrargyrite
Formula:Ag3SbS3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrargyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Poorman Mine (Oso; Belle Peck Tunnels), Silver City Mining District (Carson Mining District), Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8976
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8976:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrargyrite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘOrofino Mine (Sinker Tunnel), War Eagle Mine (South Chariot; Orofino; Golden Chariot; Mahogany; Sinker; Ida Elmore), Silver City Mining District (Carson Mining District), Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘSilver City Region, Silver City Region, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘSilver City Mine, Silver City Mining District (Carson Mining District), Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘBlack Jack Mine-Trade Dollar Mine (Blaine; Empire State; Colorado; Alpine; Blaine Extension; Jumbo; South Pluto; Belfast; Black Bart; Fraction; Caroline; Phillip; Sullivan), Silver City Mining District (Carson Mining District), Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘCrescent Mine (Birmingham), Flint Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘTreasure Vault Mine (Twilight; Birmingham), Flint Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘDe Lamar Mine, De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘSilver Vault Vein Mine, De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘRising Star Mine, Flint Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘHenrietta Mine (Big I; Central), Silver City Mining District (Carson Mining District), Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
References
Dana 7:I:365.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Collins, A. (2012) Geology, Geochemistry and Geochronology of the mid-Miocene, Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold-Silver Ores on War Eagle Mountain, Silver City District, Idaho. MS thesis Auburn University, Alabama.
 
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