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Goldfieldite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA

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About GoldfielditeHide

View of the Goldfield mining area, in 1907.

Goldfield, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA

Formula:

(Cu₄◻₂)(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)Te₄S₁₂S

Initial incorporation of up to 2 Te⁴⁺ for (Sb,As)³⁺ is accompanied by a concomitant replacement of X²⁺ (typically Fe²⁺ or Zn) with Cu⁺ to maintain charge balance. Additional incorporation of Te is accompanied by the development of up to two vacancies in the A-site. The end-member formula (fully-Te-substituted) is shown.

Colour:

Dark lead-gray

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

3 - 3½

Specific Gravity:

4.95

Crystal System:

Isometric

Member of:

Goldfieldite Subgroup > Tetrahedrite Group

Name:

Named after the boomtown of Goldfield, Nevada, USA, where the type locality, the Mohawk Mine, is situated.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA

Related to stibiogoldfieldite by the substitution of 2Te⁴⁺ for 2Sb³⁺, charge-compensated by the development of two vacancies from the loss of two M2-site Cu⁺.

A temperature of formation between 350 and 450 °C was suggested based on an experimental study of the system Cu-Te-S (Karup-Møller, 1994).

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

1721

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:1721:9

IMA Classification of GoldfielditeHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

IMA status notes:

Redefined by the IMA

IMA Formula:

(Cu¹⁺₄◻₂)Cu¹⁺₆Te⁴⁺₄S^2-₁₃

Approval history:

Redefined 2019 s.p.: Trudu and Knittel (1998).

Classification of GoldfielditeHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

2.GB.05

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
G : Sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites
B : Neso-sulfarsenites, etc. with additional S

Dana 8th ed.:

3.3.6.6

3 : SULFOSALTS
3 : 3 <ø < 4

Hey's CIM Ref.:

5.1.6

5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
1 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Cu

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Gf	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Gf	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Physical Properties of GoldfielditeHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Dark lead-gray

Hardness:

3 - 3½ on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₁₀₀=291 - 342 kg/mm² - Vickers

Tenacity:

Brittle

Density:

4.95 g/cm³ (Measured) 4.935 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of GoldfielditeHide

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁ (%)
400nm	30.7%
420nm	30.7%
440nm	30.7%
460nm	30.7%
480nm	30.7%
500nm	30.7%
520nm	30.6%
540nm	30.6%
560nm	30.6%
580nm	30.6%
600nm	30.6%
620nm	30.7%
640nm	30.9%
660nm	31.0%
680nm	31.1%
700nm	31.2%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 31.2%.

Chemistry of GoldfielditeHide

Mindat Formula:

(Cu₄◻₂)(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)Te₄S₁₂S

Initial incorporation of up to 2 Te⁴⁺ for (Sb,As)³⁺ is accompanied by a concomitant replacement of X²⁺ (typically Fe²⁺ or Zn) with Cu⁺ to maintain charge balance. Additional incorporation of Te is accompanied by the development of up to two vacancies in the A-site. The end-member formula (fully-Te-substituted) is shown.

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Cu	40.664 %
Te	32.661 %
S	26.675 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Cu, S, Te - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Ag,Fe,Zn,Bi

Crystallography of GoldfielditeHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

43m - Hextetrahedral

Space Group:

I43m

Cell Parameters:

a = 10.304 Å

Unit Cell V:

1,094.00 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Massive, crusts

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0014882	Goldfieldite	Pohl D, Liessmann W, Okrugin V M (1996) Rietveld analysis of selenium-bearing goldfieldites Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1996 1-8	1996	Ozernoya deposit, Kamchatka, Russia	293
0014881	Goldfieldite	Pohl D, Liessmann W, Okrugin V M (1996) Rietveld analysis of selenium-bearing goldfieldites Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1996 1-8	1996	Ozernoya deposit, Kamchatka, Russia	293
0014880	Goldfieldite	Pohl D, Liessmann W, Okrugin V M (1996) Rietveld analysis of selenium-bearing goldfieldites Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1996 1-8	1996	Ozernoya deposit, Kamchatka, Russia	293
0014879	Goldfieldite	Pohl D, Liessmann W, Okrugin V M (1996) Rietveld analysis of selenium-bearing goldfieldites Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1996 1-8	1996	Ozernoya deposit, Kamchatka, Russia	293
0014878	Goldfieldite	Pohl D, Liessmann W, Okrugin V M (1996) Rietveld analysis of selenium-bearing goldfieldites Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1996 1-8	1996	Ozernoya deposit, Kamchatka, Russia	293

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 Rietveld analysis of selenium-bearing goldfieldites
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Cu2   0.19600   0.00000   0.00000   0.91700
Te   0.26300   0.26300   0.26300   0.67500
Sb   0.26300   0.26300   0.26300   0.22500
As   0.26300   0.26300   0.26300   0.10000
S1   0.11800   0.11800   0.35900   0.93000
Se1   0.11800   0.11800   0.35900   0.07000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.97 Å	(100)
1.819 Å	(60)
3.64 Å	(30)
1.552 Å	(30)
2.58 Å	(20)
2.43 Å	(20)
5.15 Å	(10)

Comments:

Goldfield, Nevada, USA, ICDD 29-531.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])

Geological Setting:

Epithermal precious metal deposits

Type Occurrence of GoldfielditeHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

n.d.

Other Language Names for GoldfielditeHide

Dutch:Goldfieldiet

German:Goldfieldit

Russian:Голдфилдит

Simplified Chinese:碲黝铜矿

Spanish:Goldfieldita

Relationship of Goldfieldite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Goldfieldite Subgroup > Tetrahedrite Group

Other Members of Goldfieldite Subgroup:

Arsenogoldfieldite	(Cu₄Cu₂)(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)(As₂Te₂)S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Stibiogoldfieldite	(Cu₄Cu₂)(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)(Sb₂Te₂)S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

34 photos of Goldfieldite associated with Quartz	SiO₂
31 photos of Goldfieldite associated with Native Gold	Au
28 photos of Goldfieldite associated with Famatinite	Cu₃SbS₄
11 photos of Goldfieldite associated with Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
11 photos of Goldfieldite associated with Pyrite	FeS₂
9 photos of Goldfieldite associated with Luzonite	Cu₃AsS₄
9 photos of Goldfieldite associated with Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S
8 photos of Goldfieldite associated with Bodieite	Bi₂(TeO₃)₂(SO₄)
7 photos of Goldfieldite associated with Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃
7 photos of Goldfieldite associated with Rickardite	Cu₇Te₅

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.GB.	'Polybasite-Tac'	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
2.GB.	Kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Zn)	[Ag₆]⁴⁺(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₂◻	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Argentotetrahedrite-(Hg)	Ag₆(Cu₄Hg₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Annivite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Bi₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Pošepnýite	(Cu⁺₃◻₃)(Hg²⁺₄Cu⁺₂)Sb₄Se₁₂(Se_0.5◻_0.5)	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Tennantite-(Cu)	Cu₆(Cu₄Cu₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Argentopolybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉AgS₄]	Trig. 32 : P321
2.GB.	Tennantite-(Mn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Mn₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Argentotetrahedrite-(Cd)	Ag₆(Cu₄Cd₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Stibioústalečite	(Cu₄Cu₂)(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)(Sb₂Te₂)Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Stibiogoldfieldite	(Cu₄Cu₂)(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)(Sb₂Te₂)S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn)	Ag₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Tetrahedrite-(Cd)	Cu₆(Cu₄Cd₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Arsenogoldfieldite	(Cu₄Cu₂)(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)(As₂Te₂)S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Arsenoústalečite	(Cu₄Cu₂)(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)(As₂Te₂)Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Tennantite-(In)	Cu₆(Cu₅In)As₄S₁₃	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Zvěstovite-(Fe)	Ag₆(Ag₄Fe²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Hakite-(Fe)	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe²⁺₂)Sb₄Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Tennantite-(Cd)	Cu₆(Cu₄Cd₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.X	Kenorozhdestvenskayaite-(Fe)	[Ag₆]⁴⁺(Ag₄Fe²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂◻	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Tetrahedrite-(Cu)	Cu₆(Cu₄Cu²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Hakite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Zvěstovite-(Zn)	Ag₆(Ag₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso.
2.GB.	Hakite-(Cd)	Cu₆(Cu₄Cd₂)Sb₄Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Kenoargentotennantite-(Fe)	[Ag₆]⁴⁺(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₂◻	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Tennantite-(Hg)	Cu₆(Cu₄Hg₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Tetrahedrite-(Mn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Mn₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Tennantite-(Ni)	Cu₆(Cu₄Ni₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Tetrahedrite-(Ni)	Cu₆(Cu₄Ni₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Hakite-(Hg)	Cu₆(Cu₄Hg₂)Sb₄Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Rozhdestvenskayaite-(Zn)	Ag₆(Ag₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Argentotennantite-(Zn)	Ag₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Argentotennantite-(Fe)	Ag₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Freibergite Subgroup	(Ag₆,[Ag₆]⁴⁺)(Cu₄ C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S_0-1	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Tennantite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Tetrahedrite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.GB.05	Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Tennantite-(Fe)	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Tetrahedrite-(Fe)	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Tetrahedrite-(Hg)	Cu₆(Cu₄Hg₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe)	[Ag₆]⁴⁺(Cu₄Fe²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂◻	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Giraudite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Argentotetrahedrite-(Fe)	Ag₆(Cu₄Fe₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	'UM1992-21-S:AgFeSb'	Ag₆(Ag₄Fe²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso.
2.GB.10	Selenostephanite	Ag₅SbSe₄	Orth. 222 : P2₁2₁2₁
2.GB.10	Stephanite	Ag₅SbS₄	Orth. mm2 : Cmc2₁
2.GB.15	'UM2003-14-S:AgBiFeTe'	Ag₁₆FeBiTe₃S₈
2.GB.15	'UM1979-17-S:BiCuFe'	~Cu₁₈Fe₄BiS₁₆
2.GB.15	Pearceite	[Ag₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
2.GB.15	Argentopearceite	Ag₁₆As₂S₁₁	Trig. 32 : P321
2.GB.15	Cupropolybasite	[Cu₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]	Trig. 3m : P31m
2.GB.15	Fengruiite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₂Te₂]	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
2.GB.15	Auropearceite	[Ag₉AuS₄][Ag₆As₂S₇]	Trig. 32 : P321
2.GB.15	Selenopolybasite	[(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂(S,Se)₇][Ag₉Cu(S,Se)₂Se₂]	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
2.GB.15	Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.GB.15	Auropolybasite	[Ag₉AuS₄][Ag₆Sb₂S₇]	Trig. 32 : P321
2.GB.15	Cupropearceite	[Cu₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
2.GB.20	Vorontsovite	(Hg₅Cu)_Σ6TlAs₄S₁₂	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.20	Ferrovorontsovite	(Fe₅Cu)_Σ6TlAs₄S₁₂	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.20	Galkhaite	(Hg₅Cu)CsAs₄S₁₂	Iso. 43m : I43m

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Health Risks:

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References for GoldfielditeHide

Reference List:

Sharwood, W.J. (1907) Gold tellurides. Mining and Scientific Press: 94: 731-732.

Ransome, Frederick Leslie, Emmons, W.H., Garrey, G.H. (1909) The geology and ore deposits of Goldfield, Nevada. Professional Paper 66. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp66 pp.116-117

Ransome, F.L. (1909) Mineralogical and chemical character of the sulphide ores. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 66: 165-167.

Sharwood, W.J. (1911) Notes on tellurium-bearing gold ores. Economic Geology: 6(1): 31.

Spencer, L. J. (1913) A (sixth) list of new mineral names. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 16 (77) 352-378 doi:10.1180/minmag.1913.016.77.09

Shannon, E.V. (1917) Famatinite from Goldfield, Nevada. American Journal of Science: 44: 469-470.

Tolman, C.F., Abrose, J.W. (1934) The rich ores of Goldfield, Nevada. Economic Geology: 29(3): 255.

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.

Thompson, R.M. (1946) Goldfieldite = tellurian tetrahedrite. University of Toronto Studies, Geol. Series, 50, 77-78.

Fleischer, M. (1947) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 32 (3-4). 254-255

Lévy, C. (1967) Contribution a la minéralogie des sulfures de cuivre du type Cu3XS4. Mémoires du Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières: 54: 1-178.

Fleisher, Michael (1968) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 53 (11-12) 2103-2106

Kalbskopf, R. (1974) Synthese und Kristallstruktur von Cu12-xTe4S13, dem Tellur-Endglied der Fahlerze [Synthesis and crystal structure of Cu12-xTe4S13, the tellurium end member of the tetrahedrite group]. TMPM Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 21 (1) 1-10 doi:10.1007/bf01084946

Tsepin, A.I., Novogorodova, M.I., Dmitryeva, M.T (1977) First find of goldfieldite in the USSR. Doklady Akademii Sci. USSR, Earth Science Section: 234: 156-158.

Sakharova, M.S., Lebedeva, N.V., Chubarov, V.M. (1984) First find in Kamchatka of the rare Te minerals goldfieldite, rucklidgeite and native Te. Doklady Akademii Sci. USSR, Earth Science Section: 278: 165-167.

Dmitrieva, M.T., Bojik, G.B. (1988) The crystallochemical mechanism of formation of vacancies in goldfieldite structure. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie: 185: 601-601.

Knittel, U. (1989) Composition and Association of Arsenian Goldfieldite from the Marian gold deposit, Northern Luzon, Philippines. Mineralogy and Petrology, 40 (2) 145-154 doi:10.1007/bf01164325

Shimizu, Masaaki, Stanley, Chris J. (1991) Coupled substitutions in goldfieldite–tetrahedrite minerals from the Iriki mine, Japan. Mineralogical Magazine, 55 (381) 515-519 doi:10.1180/minmag.1991.055.381.03

Pohl, D., Liessmann, W., Okrugin, V.M. (1996) Rietveld analysis of selenium-bearing goldfieldites. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 1996: 1-8.

Trudu, Alfonso G., Knittel, Ulrich (1998) Crystallography, Mineral Chemistry and Chemical Nomenclature of Goldfieldite, the Tellurian Member of the Tetrahedrite Solid-Solution Series. The Canadian Mineralogist, 36 (4) 1115-1137

(2005) Goldfieldite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Makovicky, Emil, Karup-Møller, Sven (2017) Exploratory Studies of Substitutions In the Tetrahedrite/Tennantite–Goldfieldite Solid Solution. The Canadian Mineralogist, 55 (2) 233-244 doi:10.3749/canmin.1600067

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Argentina
Catamarca Province Andalgalá Department Andalgalá ⓘ Capillitas mining district	Brodtkorb (2002) +3 other references
ⓘ La Rosario vein	PUTZ +1 other reference
ⓘ Nueva Esperanza vein	PUTZ +1 other reference
La Rioja Province Famatina Department ⓘ La Mejicana mining area	Paar et al. (2005, January)
ⓘ La Mejicana Mine	Brodtkorb et al. (1999)
ⓘ Upulungos vein	Paar et al. (2005, January)
ⓘ Nevados de Famatina Cu-Au deposit	Brotkorb (2002) +1 other reference
ⓘ La Mejicana mining district	De Brodtkorb (2009)
Salta Province Los Andes department San Antonio de los Cobres Organullo mining district ⓘ Julio Verne mine	Brodtkorb (2002) +1 other reference

Armenia
Kotayk Province Hrazdan ⓘ Megradzor	Kovalenker et al. (1990)
ⓘ Megradzor deposit	Kolpakova et al. (2001) +1 other reference

Australia
New South Wales Narromine Co. ⓘ Peak Hill	Allibone (1998)
Queensland Whitsunday Region Mount Carlton district ⓘ Mount Carlton Mine	Sahlström et al. (2017)

Belgium
Wallonia Liège Eupen Ternell ⓘ Herzogenhügel ?	Van Wambeke (1954) +1 other reference

Bulgaria
Kardzhali Province Krumovgrad Municipality Pcheloyad ⓘ Pcheloyad mine	Larisa Nesheva (2006)
Pazardzhik Province Panagyurishte Municipality Elshitsa ⓘ Elshitsa mine	Bogdanov et al. (1997) +2 other references
Levski ⓘ Radka Mine	Cook et al. (2002) +1 other reference
Panagyurishte ⓘ Assarel Mine	Strashimirov et al. (2002) +2 other references
Sofia Province Chelopech Municipality ⓘ Chelopech Au-Cu Mine	Chambefort et al. (2007) +1 other reference

Chile
Atacama Huasco Province Alto del Carmen ⓘ Pascua Lama project	Deyell et al. (2005) +1 other reference
Coquimbo Elqui Province ⓘ El Indio deposit	HENLEY et al. (2011)

China
Fujian Longyan Shanghang Co. Zijinshan ore field ⓘ Zijinshan Mine	Zijin Mining Group Company Limited
Hubei Huangshi Yangxin Co. Fengshan ore field ⓘ Jilongshan Au-Cu deposit	Jiang et al. (2025)
Jiurui Mining District ⓘ Chengmenshan mine	Guo et al. (2023)
Jiangxi Jiujiang Jiujiang Co. ⓘ Chengmenshan Mine	Guo et al. (2023)
Shaanxi Shangluo Luonan County ⓘ Jialu Mine	Enkui Cao (1991) +1 other reference

Dominican Republic
Monte Plata Province Bayaguana District ⓘ Cerro Kiosko deposit	Torró et al. (2017)
ⓘ Doña Amanda deposit	Torró et al. (2017)

Fiji
Vanua Levu Cakaudrove Wailevu Yanawai Goldfield ⓘ Mount Kasi Mine	Naden +1 other reference

Greece
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Evros Alexandroupoli ⓘ Pefka deposit	Repstock (2011) +2 other references
ⓘ Perama Hill deposit	Voudouris et al. (2011)
Rhodope Maroneia-Sapes ⓘ Kassiteres-Sapes area	Singer et al. (2008)
ⓘ Agios Demetrios deposit	Voudouris +3 other references
ⓘ Viper deposit	Michael (2004) +1 other reference
ⓘ Mavrokoryfi prospect	Voudouris (2005) +1 other reference
South Aegean Tinos Tinos Island ⓘ Panormos Bay	Tombros et al. (2004) +5 other references

Hungary
Heves County Pétervására District Parádsasvár ⓘ Nagy-Lápafő area	Szakáll & Gatter: Hun. Min. Spec.
Recsk ⓘ Lahóca Hill	Szakáll & Gatter: Hun. Min. Spec. +1 other reference
ⓘ RM-48 adit (Lejtakna)	Szakáll et al. (1996)

Italy
Sardinia South Sardinia Province Furtei ⓘ Furtei mine	Fadda et al. (2005)

Japan
Aomori Prefecture ⓘ Mutsu mine	K Jouhou (15-4-2002) +1 other reference
Hokkaidō Prefecture Ishikari Subprefecture Sapporo City ⓘ Shin-Ohtoyo deposit	IMAI et al. (1999)
ⓘ Teine Mine	IMAI (1999) +2 other references
Kagoshima Prefecture Satsumasendai City Iriki ⓘ Iriki mine	Shimizu et al. (1991)
Shizuoka Prefecture Shimoda City Rendaiji ⓘ Kawazu mine (Rendaiji mine; Rendaizi mine)	Sakurai & Kato (1970) +1 other reference

Mexico
Chihuahua Urique Municipality ⓘ Cieneguita Mine	Anisimov et al. (2001)
Sonora Moctezuma Municipality ⓘ Moctezuma	Braith et al. (2001)
ⓘ Bambollita Mine	Thorne (n.d.) +1 other reference
ⓘ Moctezuma Mine	Bonev et al. (2005)
ⓘ San Miguel Mine	Bonev et al. (2005)

Papua New Guinea
Eastern Highlands Province Kainantu ⓘ Kainantu Mine (Bilimoia Au-Bi-W-Te deposit)	K92 Mining
Sandaun Province Frieda river complex ⓘ Nena Cu-Au deposit	Singer et al. (2005)

Peru
Pasco Pasco province Tinyahuarco district ⓘ Colquijirca mining district	Bendezu et al. (2009)
ⓘ Colquijirca mine	Bendezu et al. (2009) +1 other reference

Philippines
Luzon Cordillera Administrative Region Benguet Province Mankayan Guinaoang ⓘ Tirad deposit	Trudu et al. (1998)
ⓘ Victoria Mine	Fermor 2011: Ore Deposits in an ...
Ifugao Province ⓘ Marian Mine	Knittel (1989) +1 other reference

Romania
Alba County Lupșa Mușca ⓘ Roșia Poieni Mine	Cioacă et al. (2014)
Hunedoara County Certeju de Sus ⓘ Săcărâmb	www.minerals-of-the-carpathians +1 other reference

Russia
Bashkortostan Baymaksky District ⓘ Yaman-Kasy deposit	Maslennikov et al. (2005) +1 other reference
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Okhotsk-Chukotka belt ⓘ Svetloye epithermal district	Yakich et al. (2021)
Kamchatka Krai Bystrinsky District Central Kamchatka mining district ⓘ Aginskoe Au deposit (Aginskoye deposit)	Bonev et al. (2005)
Koryak Okrug Karaginsky District ⓘ Maletoyvayam ore field	Sidorov +5 other references
ⓘ Gaching occurrence	Tolstykh et al. (2017) +3 other references
ⓘ Ozernovskoe deposit	Kozlov et al. (n.d.) +4 other references
ⓘ BAM prospect	Strelnikov M. V. et al. (2025)
ⓘ Orebody No. 5	Pekov et al. (2026)
Yelizovsky District ⓘ Mutnovskoe	[Der Aufschluss 1995:4 p163-180] +2 other references
ⓘ Vilyuchinskoe deposit	Bortnikov et al. (2023)
Khabarovsk Krai ⓘ Malmyzh porphyry copper project	Буханова (2018)
Okhotsky District ⓘ Svetloye epithermal district	Yakich et al. (2021)
ⓘ Emmy deposit	Tamara Yu. Yakich * et al. (2024) +1 other reference
Orenburg Oblast Gaysky District Sakmara Zone ⓘ Yaman-Kasy Cu-Zn deposit	Vikent’ev et al. (2006)
Sakha Aldan ⓘ Lebedinoe Au Deposit (Nezametnyi Mine)	Nenasheva et al. (2011)
Nimgerkansky ⓘ Granitnoye	Kondratieva et al. (2021) +5 other references
ⓘ Obman	Kondratieva et al. (2021)
Sakhalin Oblast Kuril Islands Yuzhno-Kurilsky District Kunashir Island ⓘ Prasolovskoe Au deposit (Prasolovka deposit)	Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.) +3 other references

Slovakia
Banská Bystrica Region Žiar nad Hronom District Kremnica ⓘ Kremnica Au-Ag deposit	Ďuďa (1993) +1 other reference

Spain
Andalusia Almería Níjar Rodalquilar ⓘ Filón 450	Sainz de Baranda Graf et al. (2023)
Asturias Belmonte de Miranda ⓘ El Valle-Boinás Mine	Cepedal et al. (2004)

Tajikistan
Sughd Asht District ⓘ Cu-Sn-Bi-Se type mineralization	Mineralogical Society of America - ...

USA
Arizona Cochise County ⓘ Bisbee	Graeme (1993)
ⓘ Campbell Mine	Graeme (1993) +1 other reference
Tombstone Mining District ⓘ Lucky Cuss Mine	Mineralogical Society of America - ...
California Alpine County Monitor - Mogul Mining District Mogul Peak ⓘ Morning Star Mine (Curtz Mine; Ardis Mine)	Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data of ...
Mono County Bodie Hills Masonic Mining District New York Hill ⓘ Pittsburg-Liberty Mine (Pittsburg claim; Pittsburg No. 2 claim; Liberty claim; Liberty No. 2 claim)	Vikre et al. (2015)
ⓘ Serita Mine	Vikre et al. (2015)
Colorado Gunnison County Vulcan Mining District (Cebolla Mining District; Domingo Mining District) Vulcan ⓘ Good Hope Mine (Mammoth Good Hope Mine; Mammoth-Good Hope Mine; Mammoth Chimney Mine)	Robert C. Smith II Ph.D. P.G.
Hinsdale County ⓘ Sweet Home Mine	Eckel et al. (1997)
La Plata County La Plata Mining District (California Mining District) ⓘ May Day Mine	Desor J. (2017)
Montana Jefferson County Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District) ⓘ Apex prospect	Gnanou (2018)
ⓘ Golden Sunlight Mine	Barrick Gold Corporation
Silver Bow County Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District) ⓘ Tramway Mine	Mineralogical Society of America - ...
Nevada Esmeralda County ⓘ Goldfield Mining District	- (2005)
Goldfield ⓘ Clermont Mine (Claremont Mine)	Castor et al. (2004)
ⓘ Florence Mine	Castor et al. (2004)
ⓘ Mohawk Mine (TL)	ZVMO 107 (1978) +1 other reference
ⓘ Rogers Syndicate Mine (Rustler No. 2 Mine; Rogers Syndicate lease; Red Hills shaft)	Jon Aurich collection
ⓘ Goldfield Main Deposit	- (2005)
ⓘ Jumbo Extension mine	Donald Cooke
McMahon Ridge ⓘ Daisy mine ?	Econ Geol (1989)
ⓘ Merger mine (St. Ives mine)	Hatfield Goudey Collection - circa 1936
South Carolina McCormick County McCormick ⓘ Barite Hill Mine	Seal II et al. (2001)
Utah East Tintic Mountains Tintic Mining District Mammoth ⓘ Gold Chain Mine	Thorne (n.d.)
ⓘ North Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine)	Collected by and in the collection of ...
ⓘ Upper dumps	Collected by and in the collection of ...
Juab County Eureka ⓘ Centennial Eureka Mine
Utah County East Tintic Mining District ⓘ Trixie Mine (Trixie shaft; Old Trump prospect)	SEM-EDS analysis done by Frank Keutsch. ...
625 ft. Level ⓘ T2 Structure	Collected by and in the collection of ...

Uzbekistan
Tashkent Region Ohangaron District ⓘ Kairagach Au deposit	Kovalenker (2003) +1 other reference
ⓘ Kockbulak mine (Kochbulak Au-Ag-Te deposit)	Anthony et al. (1990) +5 other references

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