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Acanthite from
Kester deposit, Kester harpolith, Arga-Ynnakh-Khaya granite Massif, Yana-Adycha Region, Yana River Basin, Verkhoyansk District, Sakha, Russia


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Acanthite
Formula:Ag2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Kësteriteⓘ2 photos of Acanthite associated with Kësterite at this locality.
Mushistoniteⓘ2 photos of Acanthite associated with Mushistonite at this locality.
Varlamoffiteⓘ2 photos of Acanthite associated with Varlamoffite at this locality.
Amblygoniteⓘ2 photos of Acanthite associated with Amblygonite at this locality.
Copper-bearing Planeriteⓘ2 photos of Acanthite associated with Copper-bearing Planerite at this locality.
Herzenbergiteⓘ2 photos of Acanthite associated with Herzenbergite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Acanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kester deposit, Kester harpolith, Arga-Ynnakh-Khaya granite Massif, Yana-Adycha Region, Yana River Basin, Verkhoyansk District, Sakha, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:712919
Long-form Identifier:1:3:712919:3
GUID (UUID V4):64de333e-c8fb-4dac-87f8-d2f9df9d6c4a
References
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gangue mineral may be considered as waste in one deposit and as ore mineral in another (e.g., hedenbergite)...particular sample derives from the stockwork of such a deposit, it will normally contain amorphous silica/opal...in modern hydrothermal equivalents (e.g., JADE deposit, Okinawa Trough, Japan). Thus, metasomatic/metamorphic... complicates identification (e.g., argentite-acanthite). - The Compositional Series notes related minerals...mineral inventory available elsewhere. Further deposit descriptions originated from: binn.strahlen.org
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P.O. Ocean Pictures Ltd. Box 368, Moscow 103009 Russia Phone/fax (7-095) 203 3574 e-mail oceanpicture@glasnet...fine mineralogical editions have been published in Russia. First of all one should mention the journal World...complete summary of discoveries of uranium minerals in Russia is given in Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical...comprehensive book about 582 new minerals discovered in Russia (within its former and modern boundaries). The...8% of the total number, had been discovered Ill Russia in the pre-Soviet period (before 1917-1921). An
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dept. (departement), dept. (departamento), dist. (district). Less common terms are not abbreviated, e.g....(Switzerland), vilayet (Turkey), region (Chile), kray and oblast (Russia). The country names are always...Mt. (mount or mountain), Mts. (mountains), R. (river), Is. (island), Vole. (volcano), Penin. (peninsula)...divisions inside those countries, e.g in Spain, UK, Russia, some African countries, etc. Several repeated...by Mobutu, and is now the Katanga administrative region again. The former Kivu province is now divided
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the generosity of aristo¬ crats, as in Germany or Russia. Povarennykh would like to see a rational system...noted for his exploration of Latin America and Russia. komarovite, Vladimir M. Komarov, Russian cosmonaut...is named for Alexander II (1818-1881), czar of Russia from 1855 to 1881. Willemite is from William I...Finance. chevkinite, General K. V. Tschevkin, of Russia. prehnite, Colonel Hendrik von Prehn, of Cape Town...samarskite, Colonel V. E. von Samarski-Bykhovets, of Russia. stephanite, Archduke Victor Stephan, of Austria
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"Broadly regarded, the depth ta which a metalliferous region has been eroded affects its present characteristics...3 _o u o a, cu J cX aJ 16 km % > DIKES granite, diorite, eu c VJ XI >> C/3 x: i CX t>0 1 1... DEPOSITS en eu .H co Ü0 CU ex porphyritic granite, diorite, granodiorite HIGH >v LEVEL N. (HYPABYSSAL)...MEDIUM LEVEL C Is equigranular lamprophyre granite, quartz monzonite, diorite £ C 443 H H O H Ctf...aplite, pegmatite foliated, gneissic, migmatitic granite ω pc fX Fig. 27-1. Depths of associated intrusives
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"Broadly regarded, the depth to which a metalliferous region has been eroded affects its present characteristics...(HYPABYSSAL) "rt IPLUTONIC] en co 3 porphyritic granite, diorite, granodiorite 1) £ O e c/3 3 u ...[SUBIVOLCANIC C en co co ε Γ p u i p n y n e s granite, granodiorite, d i o r i t e , etc. porphyries...aplite, pegmatite foliated, gneissic, migmatitic granite Pi Q < >"...27-3. Interpreted depth ultrametamorphism and granite magmatism. levels of 1005 metamorphism, 1006
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Geol. of Ore Deposits, Acad. of Sciences, Moscow, Russia. Per Nysten: University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden...listed in Table 5. TaBLe 5 - GeEoLocic Bopies Granite pegmatites, including their oxidized and/or hydrothermally...Co., Bonanza mine, Trinity Co., Michigan Bluff district, Placer Co., in AK, placers at Fairbanks, Iditarod...and quartz veins at Juneau. In Canada, Noranda district, PQ; Porcupine, Kirkland Lake, and Larder Lake...deposits, ON; Atlin and Caribou, BC; and Klondike district, YT. In Mexico, Altar and Magdalena, SON; Parral
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weathered and oxidized zone overlying a sulfide deposit; contains a concentration of hydrated iron oxide...primary mineral deposit in a vein or rock mass as opposed to a secondary (e.g., placer) deposit. luminescence...composed of two parallel faces. placer A mineral deposit formed by the mechanical (density) concentration...core from the Mahogany Zone oil shale of the Green River Formation, Uintah County, Utah, associated with...= Brannerite ABUKUMALITE = Britholite-(Y) ' ACANTHITE • ~,,,,,.-" .. ,,.- Ag2S Dimorphous with argentite
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Semi-metallic/adamantine pink-purple, reddish-brown. Green River Formation, Uintah Co., Utah, USA. H= < 3, Dj4j=...Matzko et ah, 1985. Can. Min. 23 (1985), 233. Acanthite, Ag2S, ® Mon. Metallic black; grey in reflected...Hex. Translucent colorless/grey. LVov-Volynski! Basin, USSR. H= 1-1.5, Djjj= 1.17, D(.= 1.15, IXA 03.... Pearly white, greyish, greenish-white. Kipawa River, Timiskaming Co., Quebec, Canada. H= 5.5, Djjj=... Vitreous/porcelanous white. Solvech fluorite deposit, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, USSR. H= 7.2, Duj= 3.68
Book (edition)
weathered and oxidized zone overlying a sulfide deposit; contains a concentration of hydrated uon oxide...primary mineral deposit in a vein or rock mass as opposed to a secondary (e.g., placer) deposit. luminescence...composed of two parallel faces. placer A mineral deposit formed by the mechanical (density) concentration...from core to outside edge. .. ABERNATHYITE ACANTHITE K U02As04 Ag2S Dimorphous with argentite •...Colorado at the Pelican Dives rnine , Silver Plun1e district, and at the Little Emma mine, Clear Creek County;
 
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