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Pearceite from
Mollie Gibson Mine, Aspen, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA


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Pearceite, etc.

Mollie Gibson Mine, Aspen, Aspen Mining District, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
08082220017272730905833.jpg
Pearceite, etc.

Mollie Gibson Mine, Aspen, Aspen Mining District, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
08082220017272730905833.jpg
Pearceite, etc.

Mollie Gibson Mine, Aspen, Aspen Mining District, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pearceite
Formula:[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pearceite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mollie Gibson Mine, Aspen, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:98693
Long-form Identifier:1:3:98693:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pearceite
52.2km (32.4 miles) ⓘGilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain (Cooper Mountain), Kokomo-Tenmile area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
90.4km (56.2 miles) ⓘSaints John Mine (Florado; Saint John Mine), Montezuma Area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
90.4km (56.2 miles) ⓘGrizzly Gulch, Montezuma Mining District (Snake River Mining District), Summit County, Colorado, USA
90.9km (56.5 miles) ⓘRed Jacket (Star of the West; Star of the West No. 2; Mohawk; Iowa), Montezuma Area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
91.3km (56.7 miles) ⓘEquity Mine, Montezuma Area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
91.5km (56.9 miles) ⓘBurke Martin Mine (Silver Wing), Snake River, Montezuma Area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
92.7km (57.6 miles) ⓘAtlantic Mine, Montezuma Area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
References
Dana 7:I:352 & 355.
Penfield, S. L. (1896). ART. IV.--On Pearceite, a Sulpharsenite of Silver and on the Crystallization of Polybasite. American Journal of Science (1880-1910), 2(7), 17.
 
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