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Acanthite from
Nora mine, Cherry Creek Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA


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 Nora mine, Cherry Creek Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:270098
Long-form Identifier:1:3:270098:4
GUID (UUID V4):417b5662-5421-46d3-8c80-6bf6f07cd6a4
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘStar mine, Cherry Creek Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘChance mine, Cherry Creek Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘCherry Creek mine (TiCup mine; Tincup mine; Teacup mine; Biscuit mine), Cherry Creek Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘImperial mine, Cherry Creek Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘTeacup Biscuit Mine, Cherry Creek Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘMother Lode mine, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘPiermont mine, Piermont Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
76.2km (47.4 miles) ⓘRuth mine, Ruth pit, Robinson Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘVeteran-Tripp Underground, Veteran mine (Veteran pit), Tripp-Veteran pit, Robinson Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
76.4km (47.5 miles) ⓘRuth shaft, Ruth mine, Ruth pit, Robinson Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
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