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Acanthite from
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Acanthite
Formula:Ag2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Silver3
Smithite1
Jordanite1
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Acanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:25
Long-form Identifier:1:3:25:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
2.4km (1.5 miles) Reckibach, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
13.5km (8.4 miles) Piano dei Camosci (Pian dei Camosci), Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
23.8km (14.8 miles) Crevoladossola Quarry, Crevoladossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
34.8km (21.6 miles) Rothenberg adits (Rotenberg adits), Goppenstein, Ferden, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
35.6km (22.2 miles) Martins adit, Gampel-Bratsch, Leuk, Valais, Switzerland
39.5km (24.5 miles) Case Bardot, Fomarco, Marmazza Valley (Toppa Valley), Pieve Vergonte, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
45.8km (28.5 miles) Kaltenberg Mine, Blüomatttälli, Turtmann Valley, Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk, Valais, Switzerland
50.5km (31.4 miles) Gosan Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
50.5km (31.4 miles) Upper Collioux Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
68.7km (42.7 miles) Boarezzo Mine (Pradisci prospect; Rio Carpane prospect), Boarezzo, Valganna, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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