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Proustite from
Siscoe Mine (Miller Lake O'Brien Mine; O'Brien Mine), Nicol Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Proustite
Formula:Ag3AsS3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Acanthite4
Chalcopyrite4
Calcite4
Safflorite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Proustite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Siscoe Mine (Miller Lake O'Brien Mine; O'Brien Mine), Nicol Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:130330
Long-form Identifier:1:3:130330:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Proustite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘCastle Mine (Castle-Trethewey Mine), Haultain Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
84.5km (52.5 miles) ⓘShaft 64, Nipissing Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘNipissing 404, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
85.2km (53.0 miles) ⓘLa Rose Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
85.7km (53.3 miles) ⓘO'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
86.2km (53.5 miles) ⓘSilverfields mine (Alexandra mine), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
86.7km (53.9 miles) ⓘUniversity Mine (Giroux Lake Mine), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
87.0km (54.0 miles) ⓘFoster Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
87.4km (54.3 miles) ⓘConisil Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
87.6km (54.4 miles) ⓘDeer Horn Mine (Cross Lake O'Brien Mine), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
References
Petruk, W. (1971) Characteristics of the sulphides. The Canadian Mineralogist, 11 (1). p.196-231.
Sabina, A. P. (1974) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Cobalt - Belleterre - Timmins, Ontario and Quebec. Paper 73-13. Geological Survey of Canada doi:10.4095/103345
 
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