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Acanthite from
Sur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Acanthite | |
| Formula: | Ag2S | |
| Comments: | Acanthite occurs as fibrous radiating tufts of black crystals less than 100 Âĩm in size, deposited on dendrites of native silver. The X-ray powder pattern is similar to that of synthetic acanthite (JCPDS 14-72). Qualitative chemical analysis confirms the presence of major Ag and S, together with minor Cu, Zn, and Cl. | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Acanthite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Sur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 85125 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:85125:5 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite | ||
| 39.9km (24.8 miles) | âLes Rochettes quarries, Bertrix, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 48.7km (30.3 miles) | âBertha shaft, Neue Hoffnung Mine, Bleialf, PrÞm, Bitburg-PrÞm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 73.5km (45.7 miles) | âSclaigneaux slag locality, Seilles, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 92.2km (57.3 miles) | âMÞnsterbusch zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 93.4km (58.0 miles) | âBirkengang zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 98.1km (61.0 miles) | âAnnenberg, Monzelfeld, Bernkastel-Kues, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
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