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Acanthite from
Mascot Mine, Gorham, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Acanthite
Formula:Ag2S
Comments:Analyses by SEM and XRD at the U.S. Geological Survey Lab, Denver, USA (Gene Foord), and the University of New Orleans Lab, New Orleans, USA (Jim Nazimoff & Al Falster).

The acanthite crystals on wire crystals of native silver tend to grow and multiply after the specimens are collected... :~} - Wire crystals of "native silver" that are a dull lead-grey to grey-black and which crumble under the point of a pin are presumed to be acanthite pseudomorphs after silver.
Habit:Thorn-like habit on or near wire crystals of native silver; as micro-crystals only.
Colour:Dark-grey to black, submetallic.
Luminescent properties:none
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Silver2 photos of Acanthite associated with Silver at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Acanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mascot Mine, Gorham, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:27956
Long-form Identifier:1:3:27956:7
GUID (UUID V4):ea88d1a8-b7a4-4535-bb40-095996c7fc02
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