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Arsenopyrite from
Big Canyon Mine (Oro Fino), Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big Canyon Mine (Oro Fino), Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:710756
Long-form Identifier:1:3:710756:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘFrench Creek Mine, Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘSchool Girl and Union Mine (School Girl & Union; Springfield), Logtown, El Dorado Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
15.4km (9.5 miles) ⓘFunny Bug Mine (Pendelco Mine), Gold Hill, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘPacific Quartz Mine (Pacific Mine), Placerville (Hangtown), Placerville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘPlymouth Consolidated Mine (Plymouth Mine; New London Mine; Phoenix Mine; Empire Mine; Pacific Mine; Southerland claim; Oaks and Pacific claim; Simpson and Aden claim; Reese claim; Phoenix East claim; Plymouth claim; Reese and Woolford claim; Indiana claim [fractions]; Rising Star claim; Conville and Lode claim 5181; Beta claim), Plymouth, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘFremont Mine (Fremont-Grover Mine; Fremont-Gover; Fremont-Gover Inc.; North Gover; Foremont; Gopher; Loyal lode), New Chicago, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘBunker Hill Mine (Nevada claim; Mayflower claim; Bunker Hill claim; South Mayflaver; Rancheria), Amador City, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
22.0km (13.6 miles) ⓘOriginal Amador Mine (Eclipse Mine; Little Amador Mine; Original Amador claim; East Amador claim; Amador Wedge claim; Great Eastern claim; Eclipse Extension claim; Last Chance claim), Amador City, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘLincoln Mine (Lincoln claim; Stewart claim; Belmont claim), Lincoln Consolidated Mine, Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘOld Eureka Mine (Eureka Mine; Amador Consolidated Mine; Hetty Green Mine; Hayward Mine; Amador claim; Maxwell claim; Alpha claim; Railroad claim), Central Eureka Mine (Summit Mine), Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
References
Nash, J. Thomas (1988) Geology and geochemistry of gold deposits of the Big Canyon area, El Dorado County, California USGS Bull 1854
 
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