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Acanthite from
Old Mission Mine, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


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 Old Mission Mine, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:175441
Long-form Identifier:1:3:175441:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
39.0km (24.3 miles) ⓘBlue Jay Mine, Blue Jay-Good Friday Mines, Sycamore Canyon, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘBanner Mine group (Banner Mine; Hughes Mine), Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘSunrise and Sunshine Mines (Sunshine-Sunrise group of claims; Sunshine group; Malone group), Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘSt. Jude Mine, Roskruge Mining District, Roskruge Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘCurtis Mine, Frijole claim group, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘCactustail Mine, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘOld Eagle Mine (Stake Lease 3707), Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
47.9km (29.7 miles) ⓘJesse Benton Mine (Morajeski property; Jesse Bentan Mine; El Capitan; Dolores; Buckhorn; Silver Hoard group; Pearl E. group; Owl), Guild Wash, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘYuba Mine (Inghram Mine), Hughes Gulch, Greaterville placer deposits, Greaterville, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
50.6km (31.5 miles) ⓘTotal Wreck Mine, Cienega Creek, The Narrows, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Technology, Geol. Survey Br. Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, AZ: 102 (Table 4).
(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey.
 
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