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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Brooklyn Shaft, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Shaft
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 Brooklyn Shaft, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:766237
Long-form Identifier:1:3:766237:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘNabab Occurrence (Torrey; Summit; Great West; Fairfield; Berry; Ella; Dubuque; Lucania; Great East), Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘAlbro Group, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘCalhoun-Wood Mines (Jefferson), Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘPewabic - Iron, Russell Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘAlexander, Upper Union Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘGum Tree Mine - Shaft & Tunnel, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘCalifornia Mine (Gardener; Hidden Treasure), Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘBurroughs, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘFreeland Mine & Extension Mine (Extension Line Shaft; Minnie Tunnel; Diamond Tunnel; Platt Tunnel; Freeland Shaft), Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘPatch Mine, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
References
Emmons, S. F., Becker, G. F. (1885) Statistics and Technology of the Precious Metals. Bureau of the Census.
 
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