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Acanthite from
Enterprise Mine, Newman Hill, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, 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 Enterprise Mine, Newman Hill, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:65
Long-form Identifier:1:3:65:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘNewman Hill, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘRico Argentine Mine, Silver Creek, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘSmuggler/Almont (Smuggler Almont), Lone Cone Mining District (Dunton Mining District), Dolores County, Colorado, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘPuzzle Mine (Puzzler Mine), Horse Creek, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘSmuggler Mine, Lone Cone Mining District (Dunton Mining District), Dolores County, Colorado, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘAmerica Mine (Corkscrew; Columbia; MS 18486a; Nil Desperandum; MS 18486a; Patented Claims: America; MS 18486a), Lone Cone Mining District (Dunton Mining District), Dolores County, Colorado, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘFree Coinage Mine, Lone Cone Mining District (Dunton Mining District), Dolores County, Colorado, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘEmma Mine (Barbara; Normandic; Brooklyn; MS 18498; Sirius; MS 12931; Cynthia; Orion; MS 12953a; Modern Mines), Lone Cone Mining District (Dunton Mining District), Dolores County, Colorado, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘGeyser Group (Wheel of Fortune; Uncle Bim; Unpatented Claims: Aviation; Blue Bird No. 2), Lone Cone Mining District (Dunton Mining District), Dolores County, Colorado, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘCumberland Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
References
Barnes, Reginald (1985) The Mines and Minerals of Rico [Colorado]. The Mineralogical Record, 16 (3) 203-247pp.213-213
 
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