Lillianite from
Mt. Emmons/Crested Butte (Chautauqua; Daisey; Daisey Mine; Mt. Emmons; Crested Butte), Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
| Locality type: | Table/Butte | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Lillianite | |
| Formula: | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 | |
| Formation: | Primary | |
| Comments: | Found with heyrovskyite in a 1-2 cm wide pyrite-clinochlore-ankerite-fluorite-quartz vein above the molybdenite mineralized shell. XRD analysis by Mati Raudsepp, University of British Columbia. XRF analysis identifies presence of Bi, Pb, and minor Ag. | |
| Habit: | together with heyrovskyite, as irregular masses, and acicular crystals and blades up to 4 mm long | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD XRF | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Lillianite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mt. Emmons/Crested Butte (Chautauqua; Daisey; Daisey Mine; Mt. Emmons; Crested Butte), Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1214216 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1214216:9 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 5020d255-fa5a-4f9a-843d-bd53e8d98948 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Lillianite | ||
| 79.2km (49.2 miles) | ⓘLillian Mines, Printer Boy Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA | |
| References | ||
