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Acanthite from
Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard 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 Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:963561
Long-form Identifier:1:3:963561:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘRosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘMagnet Mine, Magnet, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘWilson River mineral field, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘHampshire Silver Mine, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘRed Lead Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘOonah Mine, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘSpray Mine, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘPrince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
54.3km (33.8 miles) ⓘIron Blow Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Ramsden, A. R., Kinealy, K. M., Creelman, R. A., & French, D. H. (1990). Precious-and base-metal mineralogy of the Hellyer volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit, northwest Tasmania—a study by electron microprobe. In Sulphide deposits—their origin and processing (pp. 49-71). Springer Netherlands.
 
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