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Arsenopyrite from
Copper Canyon mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA


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 Copper Canyon mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:278885
Long-form Identifier:1:3:278885:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Arsenopyrite in this Region
East Copper pit, Copper Canyon mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
West orebody, Copper Canyon mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘEast Copper pit, Copper Canyon mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘFortitude mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘReona Pit, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘCopper Canyon Camp, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
8.0km (4.9 miles) ⓘIrish Rose mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘMizpah mine (Burridge mine; Irish Rose mine), Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘLittle Giant mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘWidow mine, Copper Basin, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
10.5km (6.6 miles) ⓘContention mine, Copper Basin, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
References
Schilling, John H. (1979) Molybdenum resources of Nevada. Open-File Report 1979-03. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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