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Arsenopyrite from
Fumouse, Le Mayet-de-Montagne, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fumouse, Le Mayet-de-Montagne, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:218975
Long-form Identifier:1:3:218975:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘEtang de Reliez, Lachaux, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘLe Limouzat Mine (incl. Le Limouzat Quarry; BN3; BN5; BN6), Les Bois-Noirs Mining Claim, Saint-Priest-la-Prugne, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘBancherelle Mine, Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘDore river alluvial deposits, Dorat, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘLe Mas Mine, Saint-Thurin, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘGrand Etang alluvial deposits, Andelot River watershed, Saint-Didier-la-Forêt, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘSibert, Marnand, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘMontmalard, Bresnay, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
55.3km (34.4 miles) ⓘPuits Giraudet, Nades mines, Nades, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘÉperon quarry, Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
J.-J. Périchaud: Les Minéraux d'Auvergne, Vol. 1, Clermont-Ferrand (1985)
 
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