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Acanthite from
Comet mine, Comet Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, 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 Comet mine, Comet Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:265819
Long-form Identifier:1:3:265819:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘPan American-Comet Mines, Comet Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘSilverhorn mine, Silverhorn Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘSilver Dale mine, Silverhorn Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
50.3km (31.2 miles) ⓘSilver King mine, Silver King Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘJumbo Mine, Gold Springs Mining District (Hamlin Valley), Iron County, Utah, USA
67.5km (41.9 miles) ⓘHulse mine, Atlanta Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
67.5km (41.9 miles) ⓘBradshaw mine, Atlanta Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘAtlanta mine, Atlanta Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘEnterprise (Holt Silver Mines), Enterprise, Iron County, Utah, USA
81.9km (50.9 miles) ⓘEscalante Mine, Escalante Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
References
NBMG Bull 73 Geology and Mineral Resources of Lincoln County, Nevada
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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