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Arsenopyrite from
Whiting prospect, The Sidling, Launceston City municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Whiting prospect, The Sidling, Launceston City municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1462092
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1462092:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘLinton mine, Forester goldfield, Forester, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia
40.3km (25.1 miles) ⓘSouthern Cross mine, Waterhouse goldfield, Waterhouse district, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia
43.5km (27.1 miles) ⓘLefroy goldfield, Lefroy, George Town municipality, Tasmania, Australia
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘGolden Gate Mine, Mathinna mining district (Mathinna goldfield), Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘBlue Tier tinfield, Blue Tier district, Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘAberfoyle Mine (Aberfoyle Tin Mine; Rossarden Tin Mine), Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘAnchor Mine, Lottah, Blue Tier district, Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘRex Hill Mine (Mt Rex Mine), Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘBeaconsfield Mine (Tasmania mine), Beaconsfield, Beaconsfield district, West Tamar municipality, Tasmania, Australia
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘTasmania Reef, Beaconsfield Mine (Tasmania mine), Beaconsfield, Beaconsfield district, West Tamar municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill, Ralph S.; Baker, William. E. (2008) Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin - A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania No. 73. Mineral Resources Tasmania. 254 pp.
 
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