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Acanthite from
Baishitai Au-Ag deposit, Quyang County, Baoding, Hebei, China


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 Baishitai Au-Ag deposit, Quyang County, Baoding, Hebei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1843877
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1843877:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘLiyuan gold deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘMuji Mine (Mujicun Mine), Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘMapo-Shanshenmiao Mn-Ag deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
53.5km (33.3 miles) ⓘZhijiadi Mine, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘGeziling Cu-Fe deposit, Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘFutuyu Cu-Fe deposit, Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
55.4km (34.4 miles) ⓘXiaoligou Cu-Fe deposit, Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘBeiyingxigou Pb–Zn–Ag deposit, Pingshan Co., Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘDiaoquan Cu-Ag deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
67.4km (41.9 miles) ⓘQiubudong Ag deposit, Pingshan Co., Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
References
Tian, Boya; Xie, Guiqing; Wu, Xiaolin; Huang, Ke; He, Hao (2025) Geology and mineralogy of the newly discovered Baishitai skarn-epithermal Ag polymetallic deposit in the Taihang Mountains, North China. Ore Geology Reviews, 187. 106988 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106988
 
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