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Arsenopyrite from
Gold Bronze Mine, Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt District (New York District), New York Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Comments:Occurs as clusters of coarse, well-formed crystals.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gold Bronze Mine, Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt District (New York District), New York Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:670885
Long-form Identifier:1:3:670885:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘMohawk Mine, Mohawk Hill, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘCapitol Mine, Capital camp, Eldorado Mining District (Colorado Mining District), Eldorado Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
60.6km (37.6 miles) ⓘNevada Eagle mine, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Clark County, Nevada, USA
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘIron Gold Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘBoss Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
92.3km (57.3 miles) ⓘArizona Magma Mine (Diana Mine), Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
94.5km (58.7 miles) ⓘChloride Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
95.1km (59.1 miles) ⓘTowne Mine (Porter & Black Smoke Mine; Sunlight Mine), Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘEmpire Mine (Empire Mine-Silver Union Mine), Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘTennessee Mine, Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Hewett, Donnel Foster (1956) Geology and mineral resources of the Ivanpah quadrangle, California and Nevada. USGS Professional Paper 275, 172 pp.: 116
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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