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Acanthite from
Casapalca Mine, Casapalca, Chicla District, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Acanthite
Formula:Ag2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Polybasite2 photos of Acanthite associated with Polybasite at this locality.
Pyrite2 photos of Acanthite associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Acanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Casapalca Mine, Casapalca, Chicla District, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:59927
Long-form Identifier:1:3:59927:6
GUID (UUID V4):a09f9bf7-be29-4e0e-8505-a8da631c34ec
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
99.0km (61.5 miles) Smelter deposit, Colquijirca mining district, Tinyahuarco district, Pasco province, Pasco, Peru
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
TSKnerals of i'eru ! Indian miner, Cerro de Pasco, Peru, 1869 (Simonin, 1869). J3E(mes and J3E(merals...crystal group, 7 cm, from the Huanzala mine, Dos de Mayo Province, Peru. Marty Zinn collection; Jeff Scovil............................... History of Peru Mining in Peru The Mineral Specimen Business C o l l e c....................... Quiruvilca district, Santiago de Chuco province, department of La Libertad PASTO.......................... Pasto Bueno district, Pallasca province, department of Ancash R a u r a -H u
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National University] at 06:43 31 December 2014 mine in Colorado, and they found virtually the entire...others, chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite, pyrite, acanthite, bornite, calcite, dolomite, siderite, barite...lustrous group of tetrahedrite crystals from Casapalca, Peru. Jewel Tunnel Imports specimen when photographed...tetrahedrite and pyrite specimen from the Anchor mine, Park City, Utah. The specimen was in the stock...examples at the present time are from the Sweet Home mine, near Alma, Park County, Colorado, where it occurs
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January 2015 Bournonite Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China T here are certain mineral...the most prolific being the Yaogangxian mine, Hunan Province. (Additional locality information and photographs...from such disparate localities as the Black Hawk mine, Blue Hill, Maine; New York City, New York; an unspecified...Pennsylvania; the Cofer deposit in the Mineral district of Louisa County, Virginia, where it occurs with...States. Best known are those from the Park City district, Summit County, Utah, where at one time crystals
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except the Dale Beck Valley, Dry Gill and Carrock End Mine. Grahamis hoping to get the permit system properly...still very much a 'frontier place'. One supposed mine was started by a character called Otto van Stryk...Stryk who thought he had found a huge iron mine. Alas, he never got any useable ore out of it. Rick went... So now it is recognised as a potential uranium mine! Another anecdote involved a light plane brought...amethyst, fluorapatite and tourmalines. Rossinguranium mine, a uraniferous granite, was also mentioned. Rick
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Cd-bearing phosphate mineral from the Gold Quarry mine, Eureka County, Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . ...crystal cluster, 7.3 cm, from near Bapu, Guangdong Province, China. Rob Lavinsky specimen, now in the Tom...recovered from the dumps of this small mine. Local collectors reworked the mine dumps many times in search of...about 325 meters southwest of the Bishop manganese mine. The locality was early on referred to as a “copper...spatially distinct from the nearby Bishop manganese mine. The dumps do not contain significant manganese
Report (issue)
10.23–10.55 Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Neuglück mine, Wittichen, Black Forest, Germany. 3.00 (100), 1...Chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite, pyrite, bornite, acanthite, calcite, dolomite, siderite, barite, fluorite...Herodsfoot mine. In Algeria, from near Tenés and Mouzaı́a. In Bolivia, at the San José mine, Oruro. In...In Peru, from Casapalca, Junin, in the Huallanca and Quiruvilca districts, and at many other places.... From the Noche Buena mine, Mazapil, and at the El Cobre mine, Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Smithsonite. (7 × 4 cm; D49972), Broken Hill Proprietary mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales. Prospect dolerite...Figure 6. Anglesite (5 × 3 cm; D49920), Proprietary mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales. Figure 7. Pyromorphite...South Australia, collecting specimens from Olary Province and valuing the entire mineral collection of and...(4.7 × 3 cm; D49966), 17 Level, Zinc Corporation mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales. specimens from these...10. Malachite (32 × 21 cm; D50673), Great Cobar mine, Cobar, New South Wales. pounds (Henley 1988).
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.89 by W. E. Wilson The Palomo mine, Huancavelica Department, Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . .95 by J. Hyršl Pseudomorphs from Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....White Ca-Mg-Fe-rich rhodonite from the Morro da Mina mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil . ....BaCa2(CO3)2F2, a new mineral species from the Kirovskii mine, Khibiny, Kola Peninsula, Russia . . . . . . . ...crystal cluster, 3.5 cm, from the Mashamba West mine, atanga, Republic of the Congo. Rob Lavinsky (The
Report (chapter)
deposits are best known from Chile and southern Peru. They consist o f stratiform concentrations of disseminated...also base metals. Silver occurs as argentite (or acanthite) and arsenic- or antimony-bearing sulphosalts...northwest it impinges on the Sonoran Basin and Range province and in the southeast, south of the Trans-Mexico...the Mexican epithermal deposits argentite (and acanthite) and the ruby silvers are always deposited later...zinc and copper. According to an analysis of the district undertaken by Geyne and co-workers, 9 the volcanic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
408 Ararnayoite. (Spencer). ... Argentite and acanthite. (Schneiderhiihn) 265 A r r o j a d i t e ....157 67 l, 379 Carrobi, G. SeeZambonini, F.. Casapalca, Peru, minerals of. (McKinstry) 33 M2 INDEX 97...56 154 396 39 256 398 97 437 2lI 355 Mahopac mine, N, Y., minerals from. (Martens) 56 Malladrite....Martens, J. H. C. Minerals from 1A (Schaller) Mahopac Mine, Putnam Co., Kipushite(Buttgenbach) .... 326 N.Y...Schetelig,J... .. Schneiderhiihn, H. Argentite and Acanthite. Schoep,A. Schultenite. (Spencer) Schwartz, G
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University] at 05:52 29 January 2015 FRENCH CREEK IRON MINE, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA M any minerals described...specimens. One such locality is the French Creek iron mine, Chester County, Pennsylvania, an occurrence worthy...States; they occur in relative abundance in a broad province that occupies southern Arizona and northern Sonora...of chalcopyrite crystals from the Old Lurzenbach mine, Gosenbach, Siegen, Germany. Jack Halpern specimen...(for example, the copper mines of the Ducktown district, Tennessee), chalcopyrite in good crystallized
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[Ag3SbS3]–proustite [Ag3AsS3] solid solution, acanthite-argentite [Ag2S], and native silver; associated...pyrite. The Ag:Sb of the bulk concentrate from the mine is 1.076 and the Ag:Pb is 0.088. Compositions of...fluid-inclusion data for higher elevations in the mine. K EY WORDS : Mexico, Ag-Zn-Pb system, ore genesis...polybasite, pearceite, pyrargyrite, proustite, acanthite, argentite. Introduction THE La Colorada Ag deposit...1984), although ore in the nearby Chalchihuites district was discovered in 1556 1558 (Consejo de Recursos
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Pb–Zn–Ag–Au DEPOSIT OF THE SHUIKOUSHAN MINERAL DISTRICT, HUNAN PROVINCE, CHINA NANSHI ZENG AND EIJI IZAWA Department...Kangjiawan deposit, in the Shuikoushan district, Hunan Province, China, is a representative hydrothermal...deposit, Hunan Province, China. SOMMAIRE Le gisement de Kangjiawan, situé dans le district de Shuikoushan...Shuikoushan, province de Hunan, en Chine, est représentatif des gisements hydrothermaux à Pb–Zn–Ag–Au de cette...pyrargyrite–proustite, gisement à Pb–Zn–Ag–Au de Kangjiawan, province de Hunan, China. INTRODUCTION Silver minerals
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formations of other Triassic diapirs in the same district. It includes: pyrite, fahl ore group minerals...minerais, et l'existence au Nord du gisement d'un district fi cinabre li6 au volcanisme n6og+ne, sugg~re...Cadres g6ologiques et gitologiques succincts Le district de Sakiet Koucha se trouve sur la fronti6re alg~ro-tunisienne...concentrations g6ographiquement voisines de la province NE-africaine, g6n6ra- 115 Zn+Cd (a) Ag Hg...TriasTrios diapirlquediapirique Fig. 6. Carte de la province N E africaine m o n t r a n t la disposition
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The Santo Nifio Silver-Lead-Zinc Vein, Fresnillo District, Zacatecas, Mexico: Part I. Structure, Vein Stratigraphy...chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite, tetrahedrite,argentite/acanthite, stephanitc, marcasite, proustitc,antimonpearceite...the Fresnillo district. Locationswherecarefulgeologicandgeochemical THE Fresnillo district, located 750... The recent oxidized stockwork. The Fresnillo district lies in the developmentof the Santo northwestern...phicsuccessions. Nifio vein in the Fresnillo district made it an attractive sitefor a detailedstudyof
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were some of the words used to describe a lluorite mine in the San Andres Mountains of New Mexico. The author...location for a possible collectin_g ve~ture. The mine was determined to be the Bohrnstedt lluonte mme...for us to reach the mine. This was accomplished and we eventually reached the mine (which included a hike...crystals covered the mine area and it appeared that no one had visited the mine since the U. S. Army...Army had closed the area in the 1940s. The "mine" was really a prospect as it consisted of a trench cut through
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came from two localities Posey Mine (San Juan Co., Utah, USA) and Planet Mine (La Paz Co., Arizona, USA)...USA). That from Posey Mine is composed of 5-10 mm veins, composed of fibers perpendicular to the veins, in...(Shi Lu near Guangdong, Yangchun Co, Guangdong Province), France (Chessy near Lyon) and Utah (La Sal):...brown 4-5 mm crystals from Yellow Cat Mine (New Idria District, San Benito Co .. California, USA) wilh...than American. I saw numerous specimens labeled "acanthite crystals" or even "argentite crystals" from Guanajuato
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Evolution of Mineralizing Fluids in the Morococha District, Peru Honza Catchpole,1,†,* Kalin Kouzmanov,1 Benita...polymetallic mineralization) in the Morococha district, central Peru, is part of a large magmatic-hydrothermal...Toromocho porphyry Cu-Mo deposit in the center of the district and display a typical concentric base metal zonation...systems can comprise areas larger than 50 km2 with a district-scale metal zonation of Cu, Mo → Zn, Pb → Ag,...metal vein and replacement bodies at Morococha, Peru—the subject of this study (McLaughlin and Graton
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
geochemistry of the Pierina high-sulfidation Au–Ag deposit, Peru: influence of hydrodynamics on SO24 –H2S sulfur...exchange; Steam-heated; Magmatic-steam; Pierina; Peru 1. Introduction The Pierina Au–Ag deposit ranks...in the Western Cordillera of central and northern Peru that defines nearly coincident arc-parallel metallogenic...were investigated through the mapping of selected mine areas, logging of 10.45 km of core from 60 exploration...sequence The rhyolite tuffs and QFBP bodies in the mine area are typically pervasively altered to intermediate
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thermodynamic model may be used to understand district Ag-distribution or as an exploration tool. Keywords:...(Czamanske and Hall 1975), the Santa Eulalia mining district, Mexico (Lueth et al. 2000), 1630 CHUTAS ET...Bergslagen, Sweden (Jeppsson 1987), and the Nipissing Mine, Ontario (Scott 1976). In many deposits, Ag appears...(1999), and galena from the Coeur d’Alene mining district, which is at least 99.99% PbS. Cations (Ag, Pb...sulfosalts Mineral Formula ∆H°f,298 (kJ/mol) Acanthite (low-T structure) Aramayoite Ag2S Ag3Sb2BiS6
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from V.7, No. 3 Carl Francis Long Hill Tungsten Mine Trumbull, Connecticut The Long Hill tungsten deposit...produced good crystals, is located in Trumbull’s Old Mine Park. Mining was never very prof­ itable and the...drinking water, a comfort station, and parking lot Old Mine Park is today an attractive and popular recrea­...tional facility for the town of Trumbull. As the mine dumps are in the wooded areas behind and above the...it is important that it continue to do so for Old Mine Park is one of the few localities in the vicinity
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cover Vanadinite 3.4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection;...sent it to my Representative, Mark Finchem (R-District 11, Oro Valley), asking him to be the primary...custom jewelry. Wulfenite, 5.4 cm, from the Defiance mine near Gleeson, Cochise County, Arizona. Ken Donn... Mark Candee Gold, 2.3 cm, from the Breckenridge district, Summit County, Colorado. Ken Donn photo. Wulfenite...Wulfenite (hot-pink), 3.7 cm, from the Glove mine, Tyndall district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Collected
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Internet, Fax, and Mail) Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Sunday...52001-52306 LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Wednesday...directly from the miners at the Elmwood Mine in Tennessee, when the mine was actively producing twenty years...Auction 3 52001 HEMATITE Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy If there was ever a specimen that...SZENICSITE with POWELLITE Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Inca de Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile Terry Szenics
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that much of the Ag mined from the Coeur d’Alene district was originally present in galena. They also confirm...galena and epithermal Ag minerals that include acanthite, stephanite, and polybasite. Introduction EARLY...177°C, temperature of bcc-Ag S transition to acanthite 2 Mia Prg bcc Ag2S 1 0361-0128/98/000/000-00...hexagonally close-packed (hcp) modifications of acanthite and chalcolcite produced by secondorder transitions... nonquenchable high-temperature polymorph of acanthite) and Sb2S3 (stibnite, Stb) at 400° and 275°C to
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Wulfenite The resultant c/a = 2.23 . San Rafael Mine, Nye Co., Nevada -103 Fig. 13 Wulfenite on Mimetite... 18 A rather rounded crystal of Wulfenite Glove Mine, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona combination of {103},...small (111) face at a crystal corner. White King Mine, Lake Co., Oregon 15 2-16 126 0-10 100 1-2-6...Chalcopyrite epitaxial on a sphalerite (111) face. Casapalca, Peru 16 Though probably the most common copper...clear wulfenite, one of the crystals from San Rafael mine shown in fig. 12 of the preceding article on tetragonal
 
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