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Acanthite from
Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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 Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:27430
Long-form Identifier:1:3:27430:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Acanthite in this Region
Iron Blow Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘPrince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘIron Blow Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘRed Lead Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘSpray Mine, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘOonah Mine, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘRosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘWilson River mineral field, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
54.3km (33.8 miles) ⓘHellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
70.0km (43.5 miles) ⓘMagnet Mine, Magnet, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Ralph Bottrill et al in prep.
 
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