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Acanthite from
Hecla-Silver King Group, Bryant Mining District (Hecla Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA


Classification
Species:Acanthite
Formula:Ag2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Acanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hecla-Silver King Group, Bryant Mining District (Hecla Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:784134
Long-form Identifier:1:3:784134:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘQueen of the Hills Mine, Quartz Hill Mining District (Vipond Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘLone Pine Mine (Jay Hawk; Quartz Hill; Argyle), Quartz Hill Mining District (Vipond Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine (Quartz Hill Property), Quartz Hill Mining District (Vipond Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘAurora Mine, Quartz Hill Mining District (Vipond Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘFraser Placer, Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘDay and Harvey Mine, Moose Creek Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘClimax Apex Lode Group (Clipper; Arctic), Divide Creek Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘNew Departure Mine, Blue Wing Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘAnna Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘBluebird Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
References
Gobla, Michael J. (2012) Montana Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 87 (3) 208-240 doi:10.1080/00357529.2012.676825
 
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