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Xanthoconite from
Castle Mine (Castle-Trethewey Mine), Haultain Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Xanthoconite
Formula:Ag3AsS3
Comments:This specimen containing Xanthoconite, Proustite, Acanthite and clinoamphibole was recovered from the Castle Mine in 1915 and has a GSC catalogue number 13951
Habit: Sub mm classic monoclinic tablets and spherical clusters
Colour:yellow
Luminescent properties:none
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Xanthoconite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Castle Mine (Castle-Trethewey Mine), Haultain Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:86704
Long-form Identifier:1:3:86704:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Xanthoconite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘSiscoe Mine (Miller Lake O'Brien Mine; O'Brien Mine), Nicol Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
85.6km (53.2 miles) ⓘNipissing 404, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
85.9km (53.4 miles) ⓘLa Rose Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
86.3km (53.7 miles) ⓘO'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
89.5km (55.6 miles) ⓘChristopher Mine (Columbus Mine), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
References
Woodside, Rob W. M. (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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