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Acanthite from
Cerro Colorado Mine (Heintzelman Mine; Silver Queen Mine), Cerro Colorado Mining District, Cerro Colorado Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, 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 Cerro Colorado Mine (Heintzelman Mine; Silver Queen Mine), Cerro Colorado Mining District, Cerro Colorado Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:537101
Long-form Identifier:1:3:537101:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘChoctaw Mine (Fickett Mine; Anderson Mine; Noon Mine), Bartlett Mountain, Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District), Oro Blanco Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘSunrise and Sunshine Mines (Sunshine-Sunrise group of claims; Sunshine group; Malone group), Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘBanner Mine group (Banner Mine; Hughes Mine), Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘEureka Mine (Eureka claim), Elephant Head group of claims (Tremaine-Daniels group), Mount Hopkins, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘMorning & Evening Mine group (Morning and Evening Mine; Morning Mine), Pajarito Mining District, Pajarito Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘJersey Girl Mine (Jersey Girl prospect), Toluachi group of claims (Toluachi group; Bonanza tunnel; Tennantite claim), Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘAllison Mine (Fresnel Mine; Chance Mine; El Oro Mine; Old Gold Mine; Fourth of July vein; Roberts vein), Fresnel Canyon, Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘThree Star prospect (Riquesa Mine), Wandering Jew Mine group (Stars Mine; Old Fort Tumacacori Mine), Apache Gulch, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘAlto Mine (Alto vein; Gold Tree Mine; El Plomo Mine), Alto Mine group (Alto vein swarm), Alto Hill, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘAlto Mine group (Alto vein swarm), Alto Hill, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039562, MRDS ID #M050286.
 
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