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| Name: | Acanthite Aca |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #438: Silver/Acanthite Hongda Mine, Lingqiu, Shanxi Province, China  #499: Acanthite/Polybasite Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Brazil  #1467: Acanthite Colquechaca, Chayanta Province, Potosi, Bolivia |
| IMA Chemistry: | Ag2S |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Acanthite contains elements: Silver (Ag) Sulfur (S) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Czech Republic |
| Year First Published: | 1855 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Kenngott A (1855) Ueber den Akanthit, eine neue Species in dem Geschlechte der Silber-Glanze. Annalen der Physik und Chemie 95, 462-464 |
| Structural Group Name: | Acanthite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4000 Million Years Ago |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Acanthite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Acanthite Search Web Mineral DB: Acanthite |
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