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Acanthite from
Banner Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Acanthite
Formula:Ag2S
Comments:a major ore mineral
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Native Silver
Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
Quartz
Sphalerite
Stephanite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Silver1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Acanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Banner Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:215171
Long-form Identifier:1:3:215171:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
21.1km (13.1 miles) Clear Creek, Quartzburg Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
26.8km (16.7 miles) King Solomon Prospect, Illinois Creek Area, Idaho City Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) Comeback Mine, Pioneerville Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
54.4km (33.8 miles) Pilgrim Mine, Beaver Creek, Sawtooth Mining District, Blaine County, Idaho, USA
55.0km (34.2 miles) Columbia; Myrtie & Frankie Claims, Beaver Creek, Sawtooth Mining District, Blaine County, Idaho, USA
55.4km (34.4 miles) Silver King Mine, Beaver Creek, Sawtooth Mining District, Blaine County, Idaho, USA
60.0km (37.3 miles) Solace Mine, Smiley Creek, Vienna Mining District, Blaine County, Idaho, USA
63.6km (39.5 miles) Alexander Mine, Westview Mining District, Gem County, Idaho, USA
67.0km (41.6 miles) Florence Mine, Westview Mining District, Gem County, Idaho, USA
75.9km (47.1 miles) Charles Dickens Mine, Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
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