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Arsenopyrite from
West Creek Mine, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, 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 West Creek Mine, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:597609
Long-form Identifier:1:3:597609:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
1.5km (0.9 miles) West Creek Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) Silver; Flynn Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - SO021; Big Hurrah Creek), Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) Big Hurrah Mine, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) Wheeler North deposit, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
34.7km (21.6 miles) Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - NM104; at the head of Fox Creek), Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) Unnamed; Head of LaSpray Creek; southwest of the head of Nelson Gulch Occurrence (ARDF - NM103; NM083), Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) Bluff Mine, Council Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - NM076; near head of Rocky Mountain Creek), Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
37.2km (23.1 miles) Saddle Prospect, Council Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
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