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Acanthite from
Baia de Aries, Baia de Arieș, Alba County, Romania


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Acanthite
Formula:Ag2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rhodochrosite2
Arsenopyrite2
Rhodonite2
Native Silver2
Galena2
Sphalerite2
Pyrite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Acanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baia de Aries, Baia de Arieș, Alba County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1954754
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1954754:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘRoșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘRoşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘLarga, Stănija, Buceș, Hunedoara County, Romania
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘGura Barza (Ruda Barza; Barza gold mine), Crișcior, Hunedoara County, Romania
References
George Dinca CollectionIdentified by George Dinca: Visual Identification, Optical Analysis, SEM-EDS
 
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