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Argentite from
American Flag Group, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:'Argentite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ag2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Argentite data
Locality Data:Click here to view American Flag Group, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1302511
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1302511:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Argentite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘAntelope Group, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘOcean Wave Group, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘCliff-L-Embolite Group, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘNana Mine, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘPalomas Chief Property, Pelican Group, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘSilver Monument Mine (Silver Monument group; Black Range tunnel; Patented claim Silver Monument; Unpatented claims Cuba Libre; Oversight Nos. 1 and 2; Connection Nos. 1 and 2), Lookout Mountain, Chloride District (Apache District; Phillipsburg District; Black Range District), Black Range, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘGypsy Mine, Lady Franklin Camp, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘCaledonia Mine, Lady Franklin Camp, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘKangaroo Mine, Lady Franklin Camp, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘComstock Mine, Lady Franklin Camp, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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