| Locality type: | Mining District |
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| Species: | Acanthite |
| Formula: | Ag2S |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | ⓘ24 photos of Acanthite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Silver | ⓘ14 photos of Acanthite associated with Silver at this locality. |
| Gold | ⓘ11 photos of Acanthite associated with Gold at this locality. |
| Polybasite | ⓘ5 photos of Acanthite associated with Polybasite at this locality. |
| Sphalerite | ⓘ4 photos of Acanthite associated with Sphalerite at this locality. |
| Uytenbogaardtite | ⓘ4 photos of Acanthite associated with Uytenbogaardtite at this locality. |
| Bromian Chlorargyrite | 2 photos of Acanthite associated with Bromian Chlorargyrite at this locality. |
| Calcite | ⓘ2 photos of Acanthite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Electrum | ⓘ2 photos of Acanthite associated with Electrum at this locality. |
| Chalcopyrite | ⓘ1 photo of Acanthite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Acanthite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 73 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:73:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 57ee5113-cec7-428c-a2dc-52a5749edf14 |
| Localities for Acanthite in this Region |
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| Alpha Claim, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| United Comstock Merger Mill, American Flat, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Andes Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Belcher Shaft, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Butters Mill, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Challenge and Confidence, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Crown Point Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Flemings Shaft, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Woodville mine, Gold Hill, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Imperial Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Kentuck Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Knickerbocker Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Lucerne mine-pit, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Pet Claim, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| C and C Mine, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Best & Belcher Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| California Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Chollar Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Consolidated Virginia Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Exchequer Claim, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Gould & Curry Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Hale & Norcross Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Mexican Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Monte Cristo Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Ophir Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Potosi Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Savage Mine (Savage and Hall Mine), Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Scorpion Shaft, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Sierra Nevada Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
| Union Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineralization in the Comstock District, Nevada DONALD M. HUDSON† 1540 Van Petten Street, Reno, Nevada 89503 Abstract...metal deposits of the world-renowned Comstock district of western Nevada constitute one of several superimposed...superimposed Miocene hydrothermal systems. In the district, Mesozoic metasedimentary and igneous rocks are...kaolinite alteration exposed at the periphery of the district may be linked to preore alteration near the paleowater...below and in the lower parts of orebodies in the Comstock lode, but it was deposited in the upper parts |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of Geological Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA Department of Environmental and Resource...Resource Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA b Received 10 September 2001; accepted 15...with waste from historic precious metal and Hg mining in the western United States (Hogan and Smucker...substrates from the Carson River Superfund Site, Nevada, by separate labs showed discrepancies of greater...consisted of sand collected from Pyramid Lake, Nevada (PLS), and a river bank sand (RBS) and back water |  | | Journal (issue) | | up or prices going up because dealers got into “mining” and specimen recovery which is spendy, so they...Mineral and Fossil Show; 500 Earth Sciences; Hancock County 4-H Fairgrounds; 620 N. Apple; Fri. 10-7, Sat....crystals in this specimen from the Hansonburg district (Socorro County, New Mexico). brain, nervous system,...the expression “mad as a hatter”. While cinnabar mining and mercury retorting once took a terrible toll...triphosphate (ATP) molecules. Be Lovelock (Pershing County), Nevada, was the site of a very small cin- from hell” |  | | Report (issue) | | of acid forming materials (AFM) resulting from mining and related forms of drasticland disturbance. Emphasis...its proper handling during the mining operation. Integration of mining procedures with reclamation plans...Margaret Condron, formerly with the Office of Surface Mining, Denver, CO (analytical, planning, agronomy); Scott...Leadville, Colorado Wednesday, October 8 The historic mining town of Leadville sits near one of the world's...extracted from ores in the Leadville mining district. This large-scale mining also extracted its toll on the |  | | Report (volume) | | the future: Just, E. ing: Burwell, E. B., Jr., 4. Mining geology, retrospect and Index fossils: Stephenson... 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...analysis: KelH. D., 5. ler, W. D., 3. Talladega County, hematiteOklahoma, potash agstone, granite magnetite |
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Consolidated Virginia Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA