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Bismuthinite from
Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA


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Bismuthinite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Bismuthinite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
08105450017360847116422.jpg
Bismuthinite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Bismuthinite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
08105450017360847116422.jpg
Bismuthinite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
04184230017363291588290.jpg
Bismuthinite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bismuthinite
Formula:Bi2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Bismutite3
Native Gold2
Malachite1
Chrysocolla1
Acanthite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bismuthinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:950411
Long-form Identifier:1:3:950411:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bismuthinite
68.2km (42.3 miles) ⓘEmperor Mine (Darwin Mine), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
68.3km (42.4 miles) ⓘDurham Mine (Pacific Tungsten Co.), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘFernando Mine (St. Charles; Hayward; Darwin Silver project; Fernando and St Charles), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
69.0km (42.9 miles) ⓘDarwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
82.8km (51.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Bi occurrence (1), Oasis, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
92.8km (57.7 miles) ⓘPine Creek Mine, Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
References
Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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