| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Acanthite |
| Formula: | Ag2S |
| Comments: | Substrate for more interesting Proustites and Xanthoconites |
| Habit: | plates of integrown sub mm xls |
| Colour: | grey |
| Luminescent properties: | none |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD |
| Confirmation Details: | Where Tested and Reference ID: X-62241 Geological Survey of Canada |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Acanthite 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 |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 86706 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:86706:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite |
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| 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 |
| 3.4km (2.1 miles) | ⓘMorrison Mine, Nicol Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada |
| 3.5km (2.2 miles) | ⓘColeroy Mine (Collins Mine; Leroy Lake Mine), Nicol Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada |
| 8.3km (5.2 miles) | ⓘMann Mine (Manridge), Milner Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada |
| 9.2km (5.7 miles) | ⓘBeadman prospect, Milner Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada |
| 10.5km (6.5 miles) | ⓘSouth Bay Mine, Milner Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada |
| 10.7km (6.6 miles) | ⓘBartlett Mine (Crews McFarlan), Milner Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada |
| 12.6km (7.8 miles) | ⓘAlpine Silver occurrence (Thompson prospect), Van Hise Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada |
| 18.5km (11.5 miles) | ⓘRusty Lake Mine (Rustex Mine; Hudson Bay Mine), Leith Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada |
| 20.2km (12.6 miles) | ⓘKell Mine, Corkill Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada |
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