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Acanthite from
American Eagle; Luona Occurrence, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Acanthite
Formula:Ag2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Acanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view American Eagle; Luona Occurrence, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:490797
Long-form Identifier:1:3:490797:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘSylvanite, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘLittle Annie Mine (Claim: Little Annie), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘMidnight Mine, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘAspen Mine (Claim: Aspen), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘDurant Mine, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘPatricia Lee Occurrence, Marble Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
22.9km (14.3 miles) ⓘMollie Gibson Mine, Aspen, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
22.9km (14.3 miles) ⓘForest Queen Mine, Ruby Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District; Irwin Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘDella S. Mine (Ballarat; Fossil Fraction; Della S.; J. C. Johnson; Alpine; Last Chance; General Jackson; Bushwhacker; Claims: Alma M.; Chatfield), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘRuby Chief Occurrence (Bird; Little Bonnie; Perhaps; Staten Island; Monte Cristo; No. 7; Bullion King; Crystal; Hopewell; Alfreda), Ruby Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District; Irwin Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing. 676pp.
 
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