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Orpiment from
Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Unincorporated Community
Classification
Species:Orpiment
Formula:As2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wakabayashilite4
Realgar3
Baryte2
Guérinite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orpiment data
Locality Data:Click here to view Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8287
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8287:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Orpiment in this Region
Black Mammoth prospect, Black Mammoth Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Lucky Boy Mine (Lucky Boy No. 2 Mine), Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Manhattan Consolidated Mine, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
White Caps Mine, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Orpiment
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘBlack Mammoth prospect, Black Mammoth Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘManhattan Consolidated Mine, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘWhite Caps Mine, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘLucky Boy Mine (Lucky Boy No. 2 Mine), Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
78.3km (48.7 miles) ⓘLost Steers Mine, Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
81.0km (50.3 miles) ⓘParadise Peak mine open pit, Paradise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘParadise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
NBMG files No. 29600051
 
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