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Arsenopyrite from
Big Hill Mine, Pembroke, Washington County, Maine, 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 Big Hill Mine, Pembroke, Washington County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:618332
Long-form Identifier:1:3:618332:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘClarence Stream Gold Deposit, Clarence Stream area, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘAnomaly A Deposit, Clarence Stream area, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘNerepis Station Mine, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada
61.2km (38.1 miles) ⓘMount Pleasant Mine, Saint George Parish, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
93.7km (58.2 miles) ⓘFranklin Extension Mine, Franklin, Hancock County, Maine, USA
94.4km (58.6 miles) ⓘSullivan & Waukeag Mine, Sullivan Silver mines, Sullivan Mining District, Sullivan, Hancock County, Maine, USA
94.8km (58.9 miles) ⓘSullivan Silver mines, Sullivan Mining District, Sullivan, Hancock County, Maine, USA
98.3km (61.1 miles) ⓘReserve Brook mine (McKiel Lake mine), Petersville Parish, Queens Co., New Brunswick, Canada
99.2km (61.6 miles) ⓘLake George Antimony mine (Consolidated Durham mines; Resources Ltd. mine; Prince William mine; Brunswick mine), Lake George, Prince William Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada
References
King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
 
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