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Acanthite from
Silver Coin Mine, Blue Cloud Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 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 Silver Coin Mine, Blue Cloud Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:500673
Long-form Identifier:1:3:500673:1
GUID (UUID V4):bfdee335-147c-4484-be15-204a3e0cd524
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
14.5km (9.0 miles) Meadow Mine (Haab), Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) Drumlummon Mine (Marysville Mine; Drumlin Tailings), Marysville Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
18.1km (11.3 miles) Liverpool Mine, Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) Monte Cristo Mine, Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) W. Wilson Mine (Liverpool Mine), Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) Lone Eagle Quartz Mine (Lone Eagle Mine), Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) Free Enterprise Mine (Silver Bell), Boulder, Boulder Mining District, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
51.3km (31.9 miles) Ruby Mine, Lowland Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
51.9km (32.2 miles) McDonald Meadows Occurrence, Seven-Up Pete Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
55.4km (34.4 miles) Champion Silver Mine, Orofino Mining District, Deer Lodge County, Montana, USA
References
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Montana Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 20:00 09 April 2015...2015 K NOWN AS THE TREASURE STATE, Montana is rich in mineral and gemstone localities. The state motto...Plata meaning “gold and silver,” and the state seal with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim...Montana’s mining origins. Montana’s production of copper, coal, gold, lead, manganese, phosphate, silver, talc...talc, vermiculite, and zinc is impressive. The official state fossil is Maiasaura peeblesorum, more commonly
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110,540 square miles, contains both sedimentary and igneous rocks of every geological age from Precambrian...The range of minerals found in mines, quarries, and prospect pits is great, with many minerals new to...well-known and collected localities, such as Majuba Hill. Many other localities with extensive and unusual...min370 ROCKS 6 MINERALS erals have been identified, and more will undoubtedly be characterized in the future...as a start in cataloging the variety of species and numerous localities. It is not intended to be comprehensive-that
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Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU OF MINES Special Publication 31 in association...of Mines and Geology Special Publication 31 University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright...Weissman, and Sugar White copyright © 2004 unless otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant...occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved Manufactured in the...B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN
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STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY Special Publication...of Mines and Geology Special Publica tion 3i University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright©...Weissman, and Sugar White copyright © 2004 unless o therwise noted Map of M ining Districts and si gnificant...occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved Manufactured in th e...B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN
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m'vadla Gold, Silver, and Copper Deposits and Their 11Iclllrrerals DAVID VON BARGEN N112 W18695 Mequon...the economy of Nevada, the Silver State, since territorial times (1861) and was the primary reason peo-... ple settled in the area and created the state (1864). There are 526 mining districts in the state,... Three major mining booms have occurred in Nevada: 1860-1880 (Comstock and other silver Downloaded by...October 2014 deposits), 1900-1920 (Tonopah and Goldfield), and 1980 to the present (Carlintype deposits
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metavariscite, Ouellite, planerite, vashegyite, and augelite. Numerous widespread localities, some of...well-crystallized examples, have been discovered by this author and others over he last twenty years. It is the object...brief paper to deribe several of these deposits and the minerals which have een observed. Occurrences...have been exposed by recent or currently active mining operations. The following disContinued on page...Quarry Mine, Eureka County, Nevada. from the Radersburg District, Broadwater County, Montana Mike
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NOT PISTOLS : I (^(jJSGJCGJEUGJGJ Written and Illustrated by Bart Cannon 1975 CORD ILLERAN...King County. Specimen from the collection of Cary A. Maykut and Lewis Landers. i PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...as their primary topic. Ten years of active field and library study of Washing­ ton's mineral occurrences...interesting var­ iety of common and uncommon forms each displays, and to allow the read­ er to ascertain...rockhound's collect­ ing guide. The location data and references provided should serve, how­ ever, to direct
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• Wu!fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian...Montgomery collection; collected by Ed Over. Chip Clark photo. ' INERALOGY OF A ZONA THIRD EDITION John... Published with the assistance ofthe Tucson Gem and Mineral Society The University of Ariwna Press /...assistance of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society." Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8165-1579-4...Introduction to the First and Second Editions PART 2 HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING AND MINERALOGY The Prehistoric
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Craig, Alaska If it walks like a duck and swims like a Duck and and quacks like a duck, then call it a "duck...wisdom. H it has the color, hardness, and crystal habit or stilbite, and if it is found in the environental...articles written for this newsletter, in Nov. 1992 and Jan. I993, I described stilbite as being the primary...were some of the words used to describe a lluorite mine in the San Andres Mountains of New Mexico. The author...collectin_g ve~ture. The mine was determined to be the Bohrnstedt lluonte mme and was located near Sulphur
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ARTICLES: Chalcophanite from the Mou'nt Stewart Mine Leadville, NSW. England, B.M. 1�):9-11 Definition...from the Illawarra District, NSW. Carr, P., Perkins, M., Chenhall, B., Pemberton, J., and Middleton, R. 2(2):71-75...Minerals from. t� Spring Creek Mine, near Wilmington, South Australia. Beyer, B. and Elliott, P. 2(2):57-70 The...The minerals of the Magnet Mine, Tasmania. Haupt, J., Bottrill, R. and Sorrell, S. 1(1):3-19 The place...Portlandite and other recent mineral discoveries in the granites at Lake Boga, Wycheproof and Pyramid Hill
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Dossier No 25 Silver Compiled by J. M. Ridgway, BSc, PhD, CEng, MIMM Minerals Strategy and Economics Research...Talc No 11 Ball Clay No 12 Slate No13 Gypsum and Anhydrite No14 No 15 Gold Mica No16 Potash No17...Silica No 19 Igneous and Metarnorph1c Rock No20 No 21 Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminium Perlite No22...Common Clay and Shale No 23 Limestone and Dolomite No24 Fireclay No25 Silver Sand and Gravel Celestite...Government Departments, and specialist advisers. It was set up in 1967 to keep present and future requirements
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ARIZONA Wulfenite. Red Cloud mine, Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian...Montgomery collection; collected by Ed Over. Chip Clark photo. MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA THIRD EDITION W... Published with the assistance ofthe Tucson Gem and Mineral Society The University of Arizona Press...assistance of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society.” Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8165-1579-4...Introduction to the First and Second Editions PART 2 HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING The Prehistoric Period
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Geological society, society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc., and the U. s. Geological Survey...portray the geologic and mineralogic diversity that exists along the cordillera of North and South America....trip leaders who volunteered their time, effort, and expertise to organize their individual trips. We...also want to thank collectively, all of the mining companies and staff who graciously allowed us to visit...Mark Miller and Jim Briscoe Field Trip Co-Chairmen October 2, 1994 ROADSIDE GEOLOGY AND PRECIOUS-METAL
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2004 9:30 am to 5:00 pm Rice NW Museum of Rocks and Minerals 26385 NW Groveland Drive Hillsboro, Oregon...well as have our usual program and free table. So bring your microscope and plan to enjoy the day. Bring...talking on "The Minerals of the Silver Coin Mine", an old silver mine near Winnemucca, Nevada with a wide...interesting and unusual minerals. Afternoon: 2 pm Our usual short business meeting and review of the...kitchen area is available and the club will provide lemonade, coffee, hot water, and the basics for sandwiches
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is heating up just in time for “Global Warming,” and some of us are coming back from great Spring Break...vacations with stories to tell of the rocks we found and the rashes we are scratching! For me, the rock-collecting...season usually ends about this time of the year and does not begin again until about the middle of October...about when to take your vacations, with the kids and work-related problems to figure into the plans. However...However, I hope you all enjoy the trips you take and can bring back some new information on collecting
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United States of America Dedicated to Helen Kerr and to the Memory of Florence Victor Preface This...recognition of common minerals. The descriptions and illustrations are intended to establish a familiarity...discussion provides an outline of the history, nature, and utilization of minerals, as well as an introduction...will stimulate further interest in this fascinating and challenging field. Data on crystallography which...part of standard texts are greatly abbreviated, and technical terms considered essential are explained
 
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