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Acanthite from
Wilhelm mine, Sankt Wilhelm vein, Neuenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France


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 Wilhelm mine, Sankt Wilhelm vein, Neuenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:124509
Long-form Identifier:1:3:124509:7
GUID (UUID V4):4f4c87cb-01ea-4efc-878c-bd89124a7afb
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘGabe Gottes Mine, Sankt Jakob vein, Neuenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-RibeauvillĂ©, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘLower ChrĂ©tien Mine, ChrĂ©tien vein, Neuenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-RibeauvillĂ©, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSankt Peter mine (high level), Sankt Wilhelm vein, Neuenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-RibeauvillĂ©, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘChrĂ©tien Vein, Neuenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-RibeauvillĂ©, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘKobaltschacht, ChrĂ©tien vein, Neuenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-RibeauvillĂ©, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘSt Marc vein, La Croix-aux-Mines mines, La-Croix-aux-Mines, District de La-Croix-aux-Mines, Vosges, Lorraine, France
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘLa Croix-aux-Mines mines, La-Croix-aux-Mines, District de La-Croix-aux-Mines, Vosges, Lorraine, France
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘChamp BrĂšchetĂ©, Urbeis, SĂ©lestat-Erstein, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘSilver mine, Zimmerbach, Colmar-RibeauvillĂ©, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
43.4km (26.9 miles) ⓘSt Nicolas Mine (Großsilberthal vein), Silberthal, Steinbach, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
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