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Acanthite from
Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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 Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:292149
Long-form Identifier:1:3:292149:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
6.4km (3.9 miles) ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘWilson River mineral field, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘRed Lead Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘOonah Mine, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘSpray Mine, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘHellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘMount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘPrince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘIron Blow Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘMagnet Mine, Magnet, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Zaw, K., Large, R. R., & Huston, D. L. (1997). Petrologic and geochemical significance of a Devonian replacement zone in the Cambrian Rosebery massive sulfide deposit, western Tasmania. The Canadian Mineralogist, 35(5), 1325-1349.
 
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