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Acanthite from
Alabama Mine (Alabama vein), Penryn (Stewart's Flat), Penryn Mining District, Placer County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Acanthite
Formula:Ag2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Galena
Native Gold
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Acanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alabama Mine (Alabama vein), Penryn (Stewart's Flat), Penryn Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:330637
Long-form Identifier:1:3:330637:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘEclipse Consolidated Mine (Eclipse Mine; Morning Star claim), Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘAllison Ranch Quartz Mine (Allison Ranch Mine; Allison Ranch vein; Allison Ranch Qtz.; Crossus Consolidated Mine; Stanton Mine), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘBanner and Central Mine (Central Mine; Lava Cap Mine; Assissi Quartz Mine), Lava Cap-Banner-Central group (Central Consolidated; South Banner; North Banner), Banner Mountain (Banner Hill), Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
References
Logan, Clarence August (1936), Gold mines of Placer County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 32): 32(1): 10-11
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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