| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Acanthite |
| Formula: | Ag2S |
| Comments: | A one-time find of a small amount of acanthite and native silver has been documented in 1813. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Acanthite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Wheal Basset, Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 17 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:17:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Acanthite in this Region |
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| North Wheal Basset, Wheal Basset, Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite |
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| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘSouth Wheal Basset, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 3.1km (1.9 miles) | ⓘDolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 8.0km (4.9 miles) | ⓘLushington Cove, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 9.7km (6.0 miles) | ⓘWheal Ann, Boderwennack, Wendron, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 10.5km (6.5 miles) | ⓘWheal Herland (Old Herland Mine; Manor Mine; North Wheal Herland), Rosewarne and Herland United Mines (Rosewarne and Herland Mine; incl. Wheal Fancy; Wheal Pleasure), Gwinear, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 12.9km (8.0 miles) | ⓘWest Alfred Consols (Wheal Ann), Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 15.5km (9.6 miles) | ⓘPenberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘMount Mine (Perran Iron Mine; Trebisken and Mount Mine), Perran Iron Lode (Great Perran Iron Lode), Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 19.4km (12.0 miles) | ⓘWheal Mexico (Trebellan Mine; incl. Treworthy Mine), Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 21.0km (13.0 miles) | ⓘWest Wheal Darlington, Long Rock, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK |
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