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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Cherokee mine (Viola Mine), Viola Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA


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 Cherokee mine (Viola Mine), Viola Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:939166
Long-form Identifier:1:3:939166:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Location 1738, Viola Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘBlue Nose Group, Viola Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘViola shaft, Viola Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘPennsylvania Mine South Mine, Pennsylvania Mine Project, Pennsylvania Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Location 1759, Delamar Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Location 1760, Delamar Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘJumbo mine (Horn mine), Delamar Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Location 1753, Delamar Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
40.0km (24.8 miles) ⓘApril Fool Mine, Delamar Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
40.3km (25.1 miles) ⓘDelamar Mine, Delamar Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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