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Locality type:

Mine

Classification

Species:

'Tennantite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)

Formula:

Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Tennantite Subgroup data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

870397

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:870397:2

GUID (UUID V4):

3e053669-32a6-4d46-8cba-387f5f77ff98

Nearest other occurrences of Tennantite Subgroup

9.6km (6.0 miles)

ⓘCerro de Maimón Mine (Cerro de Maimón deposit), Maimón, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic

References

Kettler, R. M., Rye, R. O., Kesler, S. E., Meyers, P. A., Polanco, J., & Russell, N. (1992). Gold deposition by sulfidation of ferrous Fe in the lacustrine sediments of the Pueblo Viejo district (Dominican Republic): The effect of Fe–C–S diagenesis on later hydrothermal mineralization in a Maar-Diatreme complex. Chemical geology, 99(1), 29-50.