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Acanthite from
Mary Lode Mine, Mount Barrow, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Acanthite
Formula:Ag2S
Comments:Occurs in a gold-quartz vein.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Native Silver
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Acanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mary Lode Mine, Mount Barrow, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:546209
Long-form Identifier:1:3:546209:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘPaymaster Mine (Paymaster group; Complex Minerals; President claim; Flagpole group; Hazel claim; Emilia), Midway Well, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Ag occurrence [1], Midway Well, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘRed Cloud Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘDives Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘPrincess Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘHamburg Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Ag occurrence [2], McCoy Spring, Arlington District (Ironwood District), McCoy Mts (Ironwood Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
References
Sampson, Reid J. & W. Burling Tucker (1942), Mineral resources of Imperial County: California Mining Bureau. 38th Report of the State Mineralogist: 122.
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 83, 338
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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