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Acanthite from
Penn-Canadian Mine (Cobalt Central; Bailey ; Glen Lake ; Big Pete), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Acanthite
Formula:Ag2S
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Allargentum4
Native Silver4
Arsenopyrite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Acanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Penn-Canadian Mine (Cobalt Central; Bailey ; Glen Lake ; Big Pete), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1431925
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1431925:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘSilverfields mine (Alexandra mine), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘFoster Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘNipissing 407 Mine (Agnico Mine), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘLawson Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘCleopatra Mine (HiHo), Gillies Limit, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘCrown Reserve Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘKerr Lake Mine (Jacobs Mine), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘHargrave Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘDrummond Mine (Cobalt Comet Mine), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘGould Mine, Cart Lake, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
References
Montgomery, John R. (n.d.) Personal Communication.
 
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