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Acanthite from
Zvěstov deposit, Zvěstov, Benešov District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Acanthite
Formula:Ag2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Acanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zvěstov deposit, Zvěstov, Benešov District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1500566
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1500566:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘHříva deposit, Benešov District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘMalovidy, Vracovice, Benešov District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘDobrá Naděje Mine, Stará Vožice, Mladá Vožice, Tábor District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘNanebevstoupení Páně Mine, Stará Vožice, Mladá Vožice, Tábor District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘStaré Hory deposit, Ratibořské Hory, Tábor District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘPředbořice deposit, Předbořice, Kovářov, Písek District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘSt. Antonín de Padua adit (Padua mine), Kutná Hora, Kutná Hora District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘStaročeské Lode, Kutná Hora, Kutná Hora District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘS1 vein, Radětice shaft, Radětice, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
53.8km (33.5 miles) ⓘUranium Mine No. 21, Dubno, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
References
Sejkora, Jiří, Biagioni, Cristian, Vrtiška, Luboš, Moëlo, Yves (2021) Zvěstovite-(Zn), Ag6(Ag4Zn2)As4S13, a new tetrahedrite-group mineral from Zvěstov, Czech Republic. Mineralogical Magazine, 85 (5) 716-724 doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.57
 
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