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Acanthite from
Baiyangping Cu-Co-Ag deposit, Western ore zone, Baiyangping ore field, Lanping County, Nujiang, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Acanthite
Formula:Ag2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Acanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baiyangping Cu-Co-Ag deposit, Western ore zone, Baiyangping ore field, Lanping County, Nujiang, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:474345
Long-form Identifier:1:3:474345:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘWudichang Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Western ore zone, Baiyangping ore field, Lanping County, Nujiang, Yunnan, China
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘFulongchang Cu-Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Western ore zone, Baiyangping ore field, Lanping County, Nujiang, Yunnan, China
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘHetaoqing Cu-Ag deposit, Lanping County, Nujiang, Yunnan, China
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘXiaquwu-Dongzhiyan Cu-Ag deposit, Eastern ore zone, Baiyangping ore field, Lanping County, Nujiang, Yunnan, China
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘJinman Cu deposit, Lanping County, Nujiang, Yunnan, China
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘFengzishan Zn–Pb deposit, Jinding Zn-Pb-Ag deposit (Lanping Mine), Lanping County, Nujiang, Yunnan, China
54.5km (33.8 miles) ⓘJinding Zn-Pb-Ag deposit (Lanping Mine), Lanping County, Nujiang, Yunnan, China
84.7km (52.6 miles) ⓘBaiyangchang Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag deposit, Yunlong County, Dali, Yunnan, China
References
Wenjun Gong, Kaixuan Tan, Xiaoming Li, and Gelian Gong (2000): Geotectonica et Metallogenia 24(2), 175-181
Kaixu Chen, Longqing He, Junqi Wei, Aiping Yang, Weiguang Yang, and Huilan Huang (2004): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 24(1), 61-67
Zhiming Li, Jiajun Liu, Jianzhong Qin, Zongting Liao, Mingqin He, and Yuping Liu (2005): Geology and Prospecting 41(1), 1-6
Jiajun Liu, Degao Zhai, Zhiming Li, Mingqin He, Yuping Liu, and Chaoyang Li (2010): Acta Petrologica Sinica 26(6), 1646-1660
 
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