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Acanthite from
Why Not Group Mine (Hidden Treasure; Why Not; Eustace Mountain; Estes Gold; Estes Mountain Montana; Thunderbolt), Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, 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 Why Not Group Mine (Hidden Treasure; Why Not; Eustace Mountain; Estes Gold; Estes Mountain Montana; Thunderbolt), Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:452385
Long-form Identifier:1:3:452385:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘMontana Mine, Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘMcFadden Group Mine (Altura; Yankee Fork Mine), Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘGolden Gate Mine (Accidental; Klondike), Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘSunbeam Mine, Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘGrouse Creek (Bismarck; Grouse Creek Venture; Bismark; Grouse Creek Open Pit; Grouse Creek Project; Grouse Creek Unit; Golden Sunbeam; Golden Sunbeam Mine), Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘWhale Mine (Mulcahy), Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘCharles Dickens Mine, Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘMcClure Prospect, Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘYellow Bird Prospect, Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘBlack Mine (Oxarna Gold Mining Company Property), Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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