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Petzite from
Sunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Petzite
Formula:Ag3AuTe2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Petzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:133446
Long-form Identifier:1:3:133446:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Petzite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘGold King Mine (Gold King Extension), Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘIdarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘBrooklyn Mine, Brown's Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘLittle Giant Mine, Little Giant Peak, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘCamp Bird Mine, Imogene Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘOuray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘGallic - Vulcan Group (Weatherhorn), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘGood Hope Mine (Patented Claims: Good Hope; MS 7764; Wonder; MS 7764), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘLittle May Mine, Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘGolden Shear Mine (Patented Claim: Bonita; MS 11327), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
Rosemeyer, Tom (1988) The Sunnyside Mine. Rocks & Minerals, 63 (5) 366-384 doi:10.1080/00357529.1988.11761866
 
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