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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, 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 Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:355539
Long-form Identifier:1:3:355539:2
GUID (UUID V4):7649b77e-45ba-48dd-aec0-aa8ff1545820
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘDurango Girl Mine (Patented Claims: Durango Boy; MS 16438; Durango Girl; MS 16525; New Hope; MS 16525), La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘSadie Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘGold King Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘPuzzle Mine (Unpatented Claims: Puzzle Nos. 4-9; Jennie Lind), La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘTomahawk Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘNeglected Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘComstock Mine, Parrott City, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘLady Eleanora Mine (Butterfly), La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘLucky Discovery Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘMay Day Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
References
Saunders, J. A. (1986). Petrology, mineralogy, and geochemistry of representative gold telluride ores from Colorado (Doctoral dissertation, Colorado School of Mines).
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Vogel, C. (2014, October). Insight into the Origin of Gold at the Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District, Southwestern Colorado. In 2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia.
 
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