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Acanthite from
Mineral Hill Consolidated Mining Co. mines, Mineral Hill Mining District, Eureka 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 Mineral Hill Consolidated Mining Co. mines, Mineral Hill Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:273647
Long-form Identifier:1:3:273647:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘPrince of Wales Mine, Alpha Mining District, Sulphur Spring Range, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘErwin, Cortez Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘMill Canyon Property, Cortez Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘCortez mine (Cortez Hills deposit; Cortez Hills underground mine; Garrison mine), Cortez Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘOnondaga mine, Safford Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘZenoli mine (Morning Glory group), Safford Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
70.3km (43.7 miles) ⓘMule Canyon deposit, Shoshone Mountains, Nevada, USA
73.1km (45.4 miles) ⓘEagle Monitor mine, Lewis Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘBattle Mountain mine, Lewis Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
75.2km (46.7 miles) ⓘBetty O'Neal mine, Lewis Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
References
NBMG Bull 64 Geology and Mineral Resources of Eureka County, Nevada
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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