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Acanthite from
Velardeña Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico


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Acanthite

Velardeña Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Acanthite

Velardeña Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Acanthite

Velardeña Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
01004270017272003084701.jpg
Acanthite

Velardeña Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
03846830017367318228960.jpg
Acanthite

Velardeña Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
06704210017367318227886.jpg
Acanthite

Velardeña Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
01004270017272003084701.jpg
Acanthite

Velardeña Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
03846830017367318228960.jpg
Acanthite

Velardeña Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
06704210017367318227886.jpg
Acanthite

Velardeña Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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 Velardeña Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:142050
Long-form Identifier:1:3:142050:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘInglaterra Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘSan Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘGuadalupe Mine, Julimes, Julimes Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘSan Antonio Mine, Julimes, Julimes Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘChanate Mine, Julimes, Julimes Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
90.7km (56.4 miles) ⓘNaica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
References
Panczner, William D. (1987) Minerals of Mexico. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. 459 pp.p.77
 
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