Acanthite from
Mascot Mine, Gorham, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Acanthite | |
| Formula: | Ag2S | |
| Comments: | Analyses by SEM and XRD at the U.S. Geological Survey Lab, Denver, USA (Gene Foord), and the University of New Orleans Lab, New Orleans, USA (Jim Nazimoff & Al Falster). The acanthite crystals on wire crystals of native silver tend to grow and multiply after the specimens are collected... :~} - Wire crystals of "native silver" that are a dull lead-grey to grey-black and which crumble under the point of a pin are presumed to be acanthite pseudomorphs after silver. | |
| Habit: | Thorn-like habit on or near wire crystals of native silver; as micro-crystals only. | |
| Colour: | Dark-grey to black, submetallic. | |
| Luminescent properties: | none | |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Native Silver | 2 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Acanthite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mascot Mine, Gorham, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 27956 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:27956:7 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite | ||
| 87.0km (54.1 miles) | ⓘBergendahl prospect, Newfield, York County, Maine, USA | |
| References | ||
Mascot Mine, Gorham, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA