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Arsenopyrite from
Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia


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Arsenopyrite

Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Arsenopyrite

Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Arsenopyrite

Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:101254
Long-form Identifier:1:3:101254:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘMount Howden Mine, Bimbowrie Conservation Park, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘQueen Bee Mine, New Luxemburg Goldfield, Radium Hill area, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
51.9km (32.2 miles) ⓘPortia prospect (Benagferie Gold Pty Ltd; ML 6346), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘRadium Hill Mine, Radium Hill area, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
52.7km (32.7 miles) ⓘNorth Portia prospect, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘEthiudna Main Shaft (Block 7116; Cobalt Nickel And Copper Mining Syndicate; Ethiudna Wollastonite; Lady Katherine; Mc 9726; New Year Gift; New Years Gift), Ethiudna Mines, Mount Victor Plumbago Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘGolden Boomerang (Boomerang; Rock Boulder; The Clans), Outalpa siding, Outalpa, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘEthiudna Mines, Mount Victor Plumbago Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘPioneer Mine (Pioneer Extended), Thackaringa District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
69.8km (43.4 miles) ⓘWilson's quarry (Wilson's pegmatite), Thackaringa District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Rocks & Minerals 82:402-407
Munro-Smith, Vera (2006) Cobalt Mineralisation in Selected Australian Deposits. PhD, University of Western Sydney. 376 pp.
 
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