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Polybasite from
Old Settler Mine & Tunnel, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Tunnel
Classification
Species:Polybasite
Formula:[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Polybasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old Settler Mine & Tunnel, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:608831
Long-form Identifier:1:3:608831:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Polybasite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘAlma Lincoln Mine, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘLittle Mattie Mine (Newton Tunnel), Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘDorit - King Solomon Tunnel (King Solomon), Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
3.1km (2.0 miles) ⓘBeaver Incline, Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘFree Gold, Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘSenator Tunnel, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘJoe Reynolds (Elida), Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘDixie Mine, Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘHumboldt et al Claims, Cascade, Chicago Creek, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘAmerican Sisters Mine, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
References
Moench, Robert Hadley, Drake, Avery Ala (1966) Mines and Prospects, Idaho Springs District, Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties, Colorado - Descriptions and Maps. Open-File Report Vol. 1966 (66-87) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr6687
 
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