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Arsenopyrite from
Hecla Mine (Hecla-Climax mine), Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hecla Mine (Hecla-Climax mine), Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:277384
Long-form Identifier:1:3:277384:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘNew Potosi Mine (Potosi Mine; Peterson Mine), Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘGeorgine Mine, Candelaria Junction, Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘCandelaria Silver Mine, Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘArgentum Mining Co. Mine (Northern Belle Mine; Holmes Mine), Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘMickspot mine, Crow Springs Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
56.1km (34.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect [2], Rhyolite Pass, Luning, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
62.9km (39.1 miles) ⓘBorealis mine, Borealis Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘParadise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
76.5km (47.5 miles) ⓘTonopah Merger Mines, Tonopah Mining District, San Antonio Mountains, Nye County, Nevada, USA
90.2km (56.1 miles) ⓘFury pit, Grantsville, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
Collection of Kelly Starnes 1990
 
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