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Acanthite from
Schöne Aussicht Mine, Dernbach, Wirges, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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 Schöne Aussicht Mine, Dernbach, Wirges, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:816421
Long-form Identifier:1:3:816421:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘHolzappel Mine, Holzappel, Diez, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘApollo Mine, Raubach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘFriedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘGeorg Mine, Willroth, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘGrüneau Mine (Grüne Au Mine; Grünau Mine), Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘSan Fernando Mine, Herdorf, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘSchöne Aussicht Mine, Burbach, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘMehlbach Mine, Laubuseschbach, Weilmünster, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
41.3km (25.6 miles) ⓘVirneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘFischbacher Werk Mine, Niederfischbach, Kirchen (Sieg), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Belendorff, K. (2012) Neuigkeiten von der Grube Schöne Aussicht bei Dernbach. Mineralien-Welt, 23 (5), 28-37.
 
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