Proustite from
Cerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia

Locality type:

Mountain

Classification

Species:

Proustite

Formula:

Ag₃AsS₃

Confirmation

Validity:

Unconfirmed/Questioned

Data

Mineral Data:

Locality Data:

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

898359

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:898359:6

GUID (UUID V4):

50f54990-20c7-46b9-872a-242d891bf9e4

Nearest other occurrences of Proustite

96.7km (60.1 miles)

References

Lindgren, W. and Creveling, J.G. (1928) The ores of Potosi, Bolivia. Economic Geology: 23(3): 233-262.

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