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Acanthite from
St Nicolas Mine (Großsilberthal vein), Silberthal, Steinbach, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France


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Acanthite

St Nicolas Mine, Silberthal, Steinbach, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
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Acanthite

St Nicolas Mine, Silberthal, Steinbach, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
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Acanthite

St Nicolas Mine, Silberthal, Steinbach, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Acanthite
Formula:Ag2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Acanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view St Nicolas Mine (Großsilberthal vein), Silberthal, Steinbach, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1019596
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1019596:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘBrandeskopf Mountain, Wegscheid, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
28.7km (17.9 miles) ⓘSilver mine, Zimmerbach, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘGabe Gottes Mine, Saint Jacques vein, Neuenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
43.4km (26.9 miles) ⓘSaint Pierre Inférieur mine, Saint Guillaume vein, Neuenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
43.4km (26.9 miles) ⓘSaint Guillaume mine, Saint Guillaume vein, Neuenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
44.0km (27.4 miles) ⓘChrétien Inférieur mine, Chrétien vein, Neuenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘChrétien vein, Neuenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘSaint Pierre Supérieur mine, Saint Guillaume vein, Neuenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘKobalt shaft, Chrétien vein, Neuenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘLa Croix-aux-Mines mines, La-Croix-aux-Mines, District de La-Croix-aux-Mines, Vosges, Lorraine, France
References
A. Schaefer collection
 
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