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Acanthite from
San José Mine, Oruro, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia


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 San José Mine, Oruro, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:977179
Long-form Identifier:1:3:977179:6
GUID (UUID V4):09329097-7476-4c5a-9ed1-362b6dd6559d
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
1.0km (0.6 miles) Itos Mine, Oruro, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
32.9km (20.5 miles) Japo Mine (Negro Pabellón Mine), Santa Fé mining district, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
39.8km (24.7 miles) Santa Fé Mine, Santa Fé mining district, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
41.0km (25.5 miles) Morococala Mine, Santa Fé mining district, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
41.1km (25.5 miles) San Andrés mine, Cerro Llallagua, La Joya mining district, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
47.4km (29.4 miles) Huanuni mine, Huanuni, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
65.1km (40.5 miles) Avicaya Mines (Totoral Mines), Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
94.4km (58.6 miles) Laurani Mine, Laurani District, Aroma Province, La Paz, Bolivia
References
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Report (issue)
pseudomorph after borax, 17.6 cm, from the Baker mine, Kramer borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California...Seibel and Jim Minette, in the then-underground Baker mine, a locale which literally vanished into air at some...cm, from the N’Chwaning III mine, Kuruman manganese field, Cape Province, South Africa. Rocks of Africa...last year in the N’Chwaning III mine, Kuruman manganese field, Cape Province, South Africa. Now a few more...pseudocrystals. Suolunite, 6.8 cm, from the Lac D’Amiante mine, Thetford Mines, Quebec. David K. Joyce Minerals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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...King. It has also been reported from the Albion mine in the Little Cottonwood district, Salt Lake County...Wrightson district, Santa Cruz County; and the Boggs mine in the Big Bug district, Yavapai County, where it
Journal (issue)
cover Vanadinite 3.4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection;...custom jewelry. Wulfenite, 5.4 cm, from the Defiance mine near Gleeson, Cochise County, Arizona. Ken Donn...photo. Wulfenite (hot-pink), 3.7 cm, from the Glove mine, Tyndall district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Collected...pseudomorph after azurite, 4 cm, from the Inspiration mine, Globe-Miami district, Gila County, Arizona. Ken...Cerussite twins on matrix, 6.5 cm, from the Grand Reef mine, Aravaipa district, Graham County, Arizona. Ken
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Introduction The Deseado Massif, located in the province of Santa Cruz in southern Argentinian Patagonia...producer, with four mines (Cerro Vanguardia, Martha, San José and Manantial Espejo) in operation, as well as...volume, mainly consist of pyrite, native gold, acanthite, native silver, sulfosalts of silver, hematite... 40 km to the northwest of the Cerro Vanguardia mine (Fig. 1a). Pingüino is characterized by the presence...Cerro Vanguardia mine, M: Martha mine, ME: Manantial Espejo mine, SJ: San José mine. b) Geological and
Book (edition)
HEIDELBERG • LONDON NEW YORK • OXFORD • PARIS • SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO • SINGAPORE • SYDNEY • TOKYO Elsevier... complicates identification (e.g., argentite-acanthite). - The Compositional Series notes related minerals...due to decreasing temperature (e.g., argentite-acanthite). • Lamellar pressure twins, commonly of equal...(medium grey, large grain) to form an argentite/acanthite reaction rim (darker grey); the formation of such...forms yes strong red Stilleite Mottramite Acanthite Hollandite mosaic and polysynthetic Crednerite
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de México. These works were actually authored by José Guadalupe Aguilera, but because of Dr. L. Salazar...produced specimens from such places as the La Fé Mine in the state of Chiapas and Santa Rosalia in the...WIC ' ' (OSE INSET) Figure 3. The mineral province of Sierra Madre Occidental. (Modified from Berstein...Mexicali Show & Nensengdo Figure 4. The mineral province of Sonora. (Mod ors ified from Berstein, 1964...University of New York, Albany) Provinces / 5 The province of Sonora, located in the northwest corner of
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in the pools that formed. The Star of the Congo mine near Lubumbashi, in particular, (famous among mineralogists...rosette of deep yellow shabaite from the Kamoto East mine. This beautiful matrix specimen was pictured in...favorite locality, the mineralogically complex Kipushi mine. He wrote “La collection des . . . chantillons minéralogiques...Katanga minerals. Joseph also wrote “The Mashamba West mine, Shaba, Zaire” (with coauthors G. Gauthier and V...The Mineralogical Record in 1991, and “The Kipushi mine, Shaba, Zaire,” also for The Mineralogical Record
Report (issue)
in 2016 in a disused tunnel of the Sieroszowice mine, and the Spirifer website, with typical conscientiousness... Ag, and Pt-group elements. In the Sieroszowice mine, which exploits both halite and Kupferschiefer,...crystals. Halite, 3.5 cm, from the Sieroszowice mine, Lubin district, Lower Silesia, Poland. Spirifer...======= Halite, 6.5 cm, from the Sieroszowice mine, Lubin district, Lower Silesia, Poland. Spirifer...the same region—the locality is given as the Rudna mine, Lubin district, Legnica, Lower Silesia, Poland—come
Book (edition)
Heidelberg – London – New York – Oxford – Paris San Diego – San Francisco – Singapore – Sydney – Tokyo Elsevier...Rickardite II/B.04-20 Argentite II/B.05-02 II/B.05-10 Acanthite Naumannite II/B.05-30 Hessite II/B.05-40 Jalpaite...(yellowish white), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // Anhedral electrum...(greenish grey), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // Anhedral electrum...(bluish grey shades), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // 8 Gold A
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
localities in the prolific epithermal Au-Ag vein province of the Deseado massif, which abuts the Atlantic...latitudes 46° and 49° S in northeastern Santa Cruz province, southern Patagonia, Argentina (Schalamuk et al...of the epithermal deposits and prospects in the province over a 30-year period, this writer failed to encounter...activity in the Deseado massif epithermal Au-Ag province. Following a brief introduction to the geology...constitute part of the Chon Aike Large Igneous Province (LIP) of Patagonia, which formed in response to
Journal (issue)
BARITE 13 cm, from Jebel Ouichane, Sagangane, Nador Province, Oriental Region, Morocco. Doug Fiske collection;...row, from left: Euclase, 2.3 cm, from the Gachalá mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department...photo. Fluorite with quartz, 11 cm, from Fujian Province, China. Keith & Diane Brownlee collection; Joe...from Katlang, Mardan Dist., Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Jeff Starr collection; Joe Budd photo...photo. Tanzanite, 7.6 cm, from the Merelani mine near Arusha, Tanzania. Barry & Beth Kitt collection; James
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
10.1007/s00126-015-0633-9 ARTICLE The Marianas-San Marcos vein system: characteristics of a shallow...district, within the Argentinian Deseado Massif province, has become one of the most significant recent...temperatures. A striking aspect of the Marianas-San Marcos vein system is that the high-grade/high-temperature...telescoped model is therefore proposed for the Marianas-San Marcos area, where deeper veins were uplifted and...northwestern margin of the Deseado Massif geological province, Patagonia, Argentina (Fig. 1). The area has been
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the southern end of the Sierra Madre Occidental province that is composed dominantly of Tertiary volcanic...Bolañitos, San José, Lucero, Karina and Daniela, and inactive historical mines sampled include Nopal, San Pablo...Pablo, Sangria, La Bóveda, San José, Chayita, San José de Abajo, Chuparosa, San Francisco de Asís, and Belén...vein identification, collection location (surface, mine, drill core), concentrations of Au, Ag, Cu, Pb,...been modified from true values at the request of mine operators and land holders. 5. Boiling in the epithermal
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MINERALS: PRODUCTS OF A CHANGING PLANET 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 cm...collectively as zeolites. Calcite (septarian nodule), San Juan County, Utah, USA * 18 x 24x Bem 14 | MINERALS:...mineral pigments. LEFT: Malachite, Bwana M’Kubwa Mine, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia * 22 x 26 x 16 cm 22...Namibia * 20 x 18 x 14 cm Bladed stibnite, Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Shikoku, Japan * 10 x 1 x 1 om Acicular...Brazil * 5 x 3 x 0.6 cm Platy muscovite, José Pinto Mine, Jaguaracu, Minas Gerais, Brazil * 12 x 19
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
environment, and few traces of it remain at the San José mine. Argentiferous galena has been reported to be...Aracena lies within the northern part of the Huelva province (Andalusia, Spain), at elevations of about 1000...rocks were collected in the outcrop area of the San José orebody, representative of the exposed sulfide-bearing...the carbonate-hosted mineralization at the San José mine and picture of the ore minerals in hand sample...ranging in size up to 0.25 mm on edge, and rare acanthite and stibnite. Interestingly, a variety of discrete
Report (issue)
- % “2 - “p cia fe i * cd re rie at san! ie need irae iy = OP a wy ee eee } =~ ...’-’m3m; a = 4.080; Z = 4 2496Q (Cu/Ni)—East Gold mine, Bowser River district, Portland Canal area, B.C...silver Cell Studies, the same (a) 0, 0, S Z = mine, Coantimony). edge by Peacock (Univ. Toronto Geol...(Cu/Ni)—Calumet mine, Michigan; same pattern given by copper filings and material from Tamarak mine, Michigan...600, c¢ = 4.228; Z = 2 atoms 3235 (Cu/Ni)—Mohawk mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan (ROM, M11447); same pattern
Report (issue)
describes his recent visits to a small former fluorite mine 2.5 kilometers north of the village of Mihalkovo...border with Greece. Until its closure in 1994 this mine produced fluorite for industrial uses, and, it seems...after calcite, from the Broken Hill mine, Aggeneys, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Have I ever pictured... 14.2 cm, from the Broken Hill mine, Aggeneys, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Via Mineralia specimen...Gegentrum mine, Frohnau, Annaberg district. Fluorite, 8 cm, from the Bergsmannisch Glück Gegentrum mine, Frohnau
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localities in Bolivia and Chile; the African ‘Copper Belt’ in Zaire and Zambia; and in Bura-Bura Mine, Australia... it forms large accumulations with argentite-acanthite in the cementation zone of ore veins. Abundant...Zacatecas, Mexico; Chanarcillo, Chile; and Potosi, Bolivia. Primary native silver occurs in Kongsberg, Norway...grains. In the Japanese deposit at Atakani, Echizen Province, balls of about 1 cm with a prickly surface have...veins, such as those at Tazna, Illampa, Chorolque, Oruro and Cerro de Pasco. Bismuth was used in the past
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the Martha mine epithermal deposit (Deseado Massif, Patagonia, Argentina). The mine was active from...highest-grade portions of the ore-shoots found at the mine. Finally, a post-mineral supergene phase defined...extension, the secondary enrichment level at Martha mine constitutes an important economic factor for the...shallower portion of the vein system. The Martha mine vein system constitutes an excellent example of...al., 2005) through a detailed study of the Martha mine epithermal deposit, located in the southwestern
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ignacio de la Roza 590 (oeste), Rivadavia. J5402DCS, San re 1 -p ro of structures from the Cerro Moro...CCT-Mendoza, CONICET. Av. Ruíz Leal s/n, Parque Gral. San Martín - C.C. na 2 lP Juan, Argentina. 330 (5500)...Au-Ag epithermal deposit located in Santa Cruz province, southern Patagonia Argentina. It is hosted by...Au-Ag epithermal deposit located in Santa Cruz province, in the Patagonia region of southern Argentina...like the world class Cerro Vanguardia, Martha, San José, Manantial Espejo, Cerro Negro and Lomada de Leiva
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deposit of An Phu, Luc Yen Mining District, Yenbai Province, Vietnam . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 by D. Blauwet...crystal cluster on matrix, 6 cm tall, from the Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Sandor Fuss collection (2004)...Vug,” discovered on the 12th level of the Cresson mine, Cripple Creek district, Colorado in 1914 (see “The...Mineralogical Record, volume 37, May–June, 2006 Cresson mine manager Dick Roelofs showing the Cresson Vug to...school; he did his Master’s work at the Rueppele iron mine in Stanton, Missouri. He spent the years 1931–1932
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table, surrounded by minerals from [the] Ojuela [mine].” Saturday Evening Post, 1927: George Kunz, mineral...collect3 Introduction Figure 0.3. Aguilarite, Mina San José, Guanajuato. Oil on canvas, 9×12 inches (2001)...2-cm cluster of aguilarite crystals from the San José mine, Guanajuato, Mexico, in the Terry Wallace collection...article, George Kunz described his visit to an opal mine, saying: 7 Introduction They had been working...light strikes them through the night. There at the mine I went over the hoards of opals, each one a miniature
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the mining district of Los Manantiales, in the province of Chubut, Argentina. The new mineral species...Ángela, dans le camp minier de Los Manantiales, province de Chubut, Argentine. La nouvelle espèce minérale... situated in the district of Los Manantiales, province of Chubut, Argentina (Fig. 1). It has been known... a. Location of the Los Manantiales district, province of Chubut, Argentina. b. Geological map of the...second is Clara Natividad with the Diseminado San José mineralization (Marquez 1999). The veins trend
Report (issue)
Mountains-Green River, Utah ...coccccecccccesece 334 N. San Rafael—Cedar Mountain, Utah .ccccccccccecccscscvce...wie)orelerese)sieherereitis eiekaisteierese/ctere 460 San fonds Lake we dpnvelascts cua.orate erecta earenete...between galena sphalerite, Darwin Lead-Silver-Zinc mine, Inyo County, California, Econ. Geol., v. 66, p..., Bingham 1971, mining U. xiii S. study mine, of the '"'B" limestone Bingham mining The age... 1971, p. 215-225 The Bolivian tin-silver province: Econ. Geol., v. 66, ABSTRACT These bibliographies
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museum-quality Tourmalines, including the 2nd largest Sapo Mine “shaving brush” and an exceptional Elbaite on Feldspar...Auction 2 53001 CALEDONITE Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA Named by the Romans...This example hails from the Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine: a legendary Arizona locality. Unlike the vast majority...Caledonite and a dash of azure blue Linarite. The mine is now collapsed and only a memory for the lucky... 53002 CHALCOCITE Lucky Friday Pocket, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk Co., Wisconsin, USA This is one
 
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