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Arsenopyrite from
Special Session Mine (Polar No. 1; MS 12908; Polar No. 2; MS 12908; Oasis; MS 12908; Slide Rock; MS 12908), Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, 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 Special Session Mine (Polar No. 1; MS 12908; Polar No. 2; MS 12908; Oasis; MS 12908; Slide Rock; MS 12908), Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:431105
Long-form Identifier:1:3:431105:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘSilver Pick Mine (Synopsis Mine; Tam O'Shanter; MS 9085; Gold Pick; MS 7275a; Archean; MS 1671; Gold Pick Mill Site; MS 7275b; Southport; MS 9086), Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘLiberty Bell Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘSmuggler Vein, Smuggler Union Mine, Marshall Basin, Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘVirginius Mine, Governor Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘEldorado Mine, Yankee Boy Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘYankee Boy Mine, Yankee Boy Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘBessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘPeerless Mine (MS 9812; Patented Claim: Peerless), La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
50.6km (31.5 miles) ⓘAllard Tunnel Occurrence, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘPride of America Mine, Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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