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Acanthite from
Venus Mine, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Acanthite
Formula:Ag2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Acanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Venus Mine, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1456255
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1456255:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘLeitendorf Mine (Venus Mine; Viola Mine), Pyramid District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘCharles Mine, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘEl Oro Values Mine, Steins Pass Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘEl Oro Mine (Federal Mine), Steins Pass Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘWyman Mine, Steins Pass Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘBeck Mine (National Mine; Hattie Lee Mine), Steins Pass Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘCoop Mine (Good Luck Mine), Gold Hill Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘJohn Malone Shaft, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
50.6km (31.5 miles) ⓘUncle Sam Mine, Georgetown, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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