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Acanthite from
Escalante Mine, Escalante Mining District, Iron County, Utah, 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 Escalante Mine, Escalante Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:511193
Long-form Identifier:1:3:511193:0
GUID (UUID V4):9ee2dc73-a203-4534-bf3f-8030d0f8b3c8
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
8.1km (5.0 miles) Enterprise (Holt Silver Mines), Enterprise, Iron County, Utah, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) Jumbo Mine, Gold Springs Mining District (Hamlin Valley), Iron County, Utah, USA
57.0km (35.4 miles) Leeds Mine, Silver Reef Mining District, Washington County, Utah, USA
57.5km (35.7 miles) Savage Mine, Silver Reef Mining District, Washington County, Utah, USA
57.7km (35.8 miles) California Mine (Kinner Mine), Silver Reef Mining District, Washington County, Utah, USA
62.3km (38.7 miles) Duffin Mine, Silver Reef Mining District, Washington County, Utah, USA
81.9km (50.9 miles) Comet mine, Comet Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
81.9km (50.9 miles) Pan American-Comet Mines, Comet Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
90.3km (56.1 miles) Hoosier Boy Mine, Star-North Star Mining District, Star Range, Beaver County, Utah, USA
91.9km (57.1 miles) Prospects Northwest of Hearn Well, Star-North Star Mining District, Star Range, Beaver County, Utah, USA
References
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Report (issue)
CALITI ES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY a division of the UTAH DEPARTMENT...JANUARY 1981 MINERALS AND MINERAL LOCALITIES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock Nature displays her most.... . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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azurite, Utah boasts an array of mineral species. AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT Mineral Collecting in Utah Downloaded...Drive Salt Lake City, Utah 84106-3313 JAMES R. WILSON Weber State University Ogdeo, Utah 84408-2507 PAULA...PAULA N. WILSON University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-1183 sion to visit or collect material; indeed...to collectors. Many specimens were produced when mining districts were active in the late 1800s through...districts mentioned below, most historically active mining districts in the state have been inactive for decades
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at 11:52 22 December 2014 Kilometer 3 Mine, Laurium District, Greece E rythrite, an attractive secondary...addresses above.   96*2: 405,9(3: magnesium and iron. Compositional zoning, reflected by progressive...green encrustations on chloanthite at the old cobalt mine dumps below Great Hill near the East Hampton–Portland...Jackson County, North Carolina. It has been reported from the Fredericktown district in Madison County, Missouri...with nickel arsenides in the Mohawk No. 2 mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan. Annabergite has been found at
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:f{atirons :facets Flatirons Mineral Club of Boulder County, Colorado Volume 61, Number 6 The Flatirons Mineral...It is considering opening BLM lands in southern Utah to hobby collecting. Find an article in this newsletter...Mineral Show is on December 7‐9 at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont, 10 am to 5 pm each day...fossils have been found in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah. The tracks were formed by both sauropods like Apatosaurus...ceramics. Brightly colored bands, caused by oxidized iron compounds, are found in varying amounts throughout
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R&G KID EmeraldS GEMS, MINERALS AND FOSSILS of Utah REDUCE TOXICITY in the Workshop JESSE MONONGYE...until 03/31/15 U S $5.99 0 74470 02033 PRINTED IN USA RG_greyBlue_cover_0315.indd 2 03 2 FIELD TRIP...Mary Ellen mine in St. Louis County, Minnesota, but was found in a gravel pit in Carlton County, 60 miles...............................54 The Windy Ridge Mine ................................12 still a wellspring...work by Bob Jones The Natural History Museum of Utah ....26 see the gems, minerals and fossils of the
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zinc, tungsten, and copper. In 1896 world-renowned mining engineer Thomas ''T.A." Rickard called the San...San Juans one of Colorado's four great mining regions along with Leadville, Cripple Creek, and Central City...during the eighteenth century, were the first to mine in the San Juans. One of the earliest recorded expeditions...Silvestre Velez de Escalante skirted the southern edge of the San Juans, and Father Escalante wrote in his...Above: August sunrise on middle Blue Lake, Ouray County Photo Jack Brauer/WideRange Photo LLC, 2010 Facing
Book
The endsheet maps are reprinted from The Mexican Mining Industry 1890-1950 by Marvin D. Bernstein, by permission...is * CONTENTS Foreword Preface Important Mining Districts Discovery and Developments in México...introduction contains an interesting summary of the mining history and the development of mineralogy. It also...The author discusses eight of the more important mining districts in México, which produce fine mineral...geologists, mineralo- x / Foreword gists, and mining engineers, but also for mineral and gem collectors
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The endsheet maps are reprinted from The Mexican Mining Industry 1890-1950 by Marvin D. Bernstein, by permission... CONTENTS • Foreword lX Preface Xl Important Mining Districts 1 Discovery and Developments in Mexico...introduction contains an interesting summary of the mining history and the development of mineralogy. It also...The author discusses eight of the more important mining districts in Mexico, which produce fine mineral...geologists, mineralo- LX x I Foreword gists, and mining engineers, but also for mineral and gem collectors
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Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine ..................................................quartz, 10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen; photo by...significant mineral localities in C o l o r a d o ,by county. In addition, there is a complete listing o f all...type localities, and an alphabetical cross-index by mine name. T INTRODUCTION In the Spring of 1976 a group...LOCALITY INDEX BOULDER COUNTY Caribou Mine Caribou (near Nederland), Caribou District (Silver, Uraninite
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deposit mines. The recently opened San Cristobal mine is outstanding in size, containing 3.2 million tons...tons Zn, 1.2 million tons Pb, and 12,600 tons Ag (Mining Journal, 2010). The ore deposit is not tin-polymetallic...2). The lead–zinc deposits of the San Cristobal mine (Ludington et al., 1993) have a much younger K-Ar...which is economically the most important for indium mining. Copper-rich base metal deposits tend to occur...time. The total output since the opening of the mine in 1545 is said to reach more than 2 billion ounces
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Ta~co Famous mineral localities: The Trucco mining district, Taxco de Alarcon, Guerrero, Mexico .........:Refugio Jlline Famous mineral localities: The Refugio mine, Municipio de Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico .............Front Cover Smithsonite, 4 cm wide, from the Refugio mine, Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico. William Dameron collection;...CZ::-: the decaying remnant of an ancient giant iron meteorite. Miners used to pick the apatite crystals...conveyor belt to reduce the phosphate content of the iron ore, and then sell them by the bucket-load to visiting
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instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...production of minerals, principally Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Lead, Manganese and Zinc, along with lesser amounts...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds
Show/Event (guide)
crystal group, 13 cm, from the Eagle’s Nest mine. Placer County, California. Found in 1988. Collection of...well-designed historical mining gallery including a reconstructed mine tunnel and many old mining artifacts, photos...hundred miles to the south, but the historic old mining town of Bisbee is a prime Arizona attraction. The...special interests. Try the Western Postal Queen Mine Tour While in Bisbee, adventurous visitors of all...Other Attractions 3 tour of Bisbee’s famous Queen Mine. Tours are given 7 days a week. Call 432-2071 for
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Wilson Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona 283 by W. J. Thomas and R. B. Gibbs...R. A. Bideaux Famous mineral localities: the Ray mine ..................................................R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University...Friends of Mineralogy COVER: COPPER from the Ray mine, Arizona. The specimen is 3 inches wide, and was...article beginning on page 311 for more on the Ray mine. n o te s fr o m t h c j EDITOR ARIZONA This
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Oregon 97370 and Minera Yanacocha and Newmont Mining Corporation, Cajamarca, Peru 2Department 3College...argillic-altered Miocene volcanic rocks in the Yanacocha district, northern Peru (lat. 6°59'30" S, long. 78°30'45"...relation to the gold ores on the basis of new district-scale geologic mapping, 69 40Ar/39Ar ages on igneous...Colorado Pyroclastics erupted in the center of the district and include the hornblende- and biotite-bearing...and andesite that erupted in the center of the district and flowed southward. Mineralogically similar
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Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino... 317 by B. Cairncross The Clear Creek mine, San Benito County, California: A unique mercury locality... 4.9 cm, from O Stope, 31st Level of the Tsumeb mine, Namibia. William Pinch collection; Jeff Scovil...interest in collectible mineral art and also in mining art. Mineral art has been a feature of the cultural...artwork. The entire historical range of mineral and mining art is spanned, from ancient times to artists alive
Book (volume)
in the production of clays. Lesser production of iron, petroleum, natural gas and coal from thick beds...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay
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in the production of clays. Lesser production of iron, petroleum, natural gas and coal from thick beds...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay
Report (volume)
University Brigham Young Univ. Geology Studies Provo, Utah. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Brigham Young...Spec. Pub. Studies. Special Publication. Provo, Utah. Brigham Young University Geology British Columbia... Ontario. Canada. Canadian Mining and Metall. Bull.- The Canadian Mining and Metallurgical Bulletin....Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Canadian Mining Jour. - Canadian Mining Journal...Service. Albany, N.Y. Eng. and Mining Jour. - Engineering and Mining Journal. Co. New York, N.Y. McGraw-Hill
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Institute of Mineralogy Freiberg University of Mining and Technology Brennhausgasse 14 09596 Freiberg...W. Hutchinson (Colorado School of Mines, Golden, USA) for their critical and constructive comments. Prof............. 49 3.2.3 Brunswick No. 12, Bathurst Mining Camp, New Brunswick, Canada .................................. 55 3.2.4 Heath Steele, Brunswick Mining Camp, New Brunswick, Canada .... 56 3.2.5 Kuroko................ 62 3 .2.8.1 Letneye, Dombarovsk District .............................................
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Geology California Div. Mines and Geology County Rept. Geology County Report. San Francisco, Calif. California...Canada. Canadian lost. Mining and Metallurgy Spec. Vol. - Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Special...the Mineralogical Canadian Mining and Metall. Bull. - The Canadian Mining and Metallurgical Bulletin...Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Canadian Mining Jour. - Canadian Mining Journal...Compass- The Compass of Sigma Gamma Epsilon. Provo, Utah. Condor- Condor. Journal of the Cooper Ornithological
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ae TONITE TN263. Au. =American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, V.2 and Petroleum Engineers Ore...Inst! itute i an Americ ie Lye 2 of llurgical, Mining, Meta m Engineers and Petroleu © f the Ore deposiits...(1933) AIME TRANSACTIONS VOLUME AIME TRANSACTIONS MINE PLANT VOLUME 112, MILLING METHODS (1933) (1934)...AND ZINC (1936) 134, MILLING METHODs 141, METAL MINING (1939) (1937-40) BLAST FURNACE, COKE OVEN AND...AIME TRANSACTIONS VOLUME 178, MINING GEOLOGY AIME TRANSACTIONS 181, MINING, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, EDUCATION
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......... 15 W. E. Wilson The Piedmont mine, Yavapai County, Arizona ........................................ 29 B. L. Muntyan The San Manuel mine, Pinal County, Arizona ..................................Alexander The Morenci and Metcalf mines, . Gila County, Arizona ........................................& W. E. Wilson Mineral collecting at the Magma mine, . . Superior, Arizona ..........................Presmyk & M. Hay Treasures of the Magma mine, Pinal County, Arizona ...............................
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crystals to 4 cm, with calcite, from the arsenic mine near Shimen in Hunan Province, China. Mike Bergmann...’s more unusual wulfenite occurrences, the Finch mine, inhere crystal groups are commonly found covered...covered by a thin layer o f drusy quartz. This mine and the various other adjacent properties and workings...f 21 unpatented claims in the B anner m ining district, Gila C ounty, Arizona. T he group includes the...1995 the property to the north is the fam ous 79 mine. Further north and west is the R ay copper m ine
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the future: Just, E. ing: Burwell, E. B., Jr., 4. Mining geology, retrospect and Index fossils: Stephenson...search: Hershey, H. G. , 2. scale: Spieker, E. M., 3. Iron-range rocks, origin: Tanton, Distribution in geologic... Landform interpretation, stereoSearch for new mining districts: Nolan, T. B., 1. pairs: Powers, W. E...described. Div. Mines, 1; Jenkins, O. P., Choctaw County, Highway 17 area: 3. Toulmin, L. D., Jr., 3. Minor:...limestone: Lamar, Shotts, R. C., 5. J. E., 11. Gold, mining districts: Pallister, Trace elements and potash
 
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