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Arsenopyrite from
Royal Mountain King Mine (North pit; Skyrocket pit; Gold Knoll pit; Hobo pit; Hilltop pit; Butcher Shop; Hodson Fault; Dublin property; McCarty; Snowstorm; Skyrocket; Gold Knoll; Wilbur Womble; Lillian; Pine Log), Hodson, Hodson Mining District (Madam Felix Mining District; Felix Mining District), West Belt, Calaveras County, California, 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 Royal Mountain King Mine (North pit; Skyrocket pit; Gold Knoll pit; Hobo pit; Hilltop pit; Butcher Shop; Hodson Fault; Dublin property; McCarty; Snowstorm; Skyrocket; Gold Knoll; Wilbur Womble; Lillian; Pine Log), Hodson, Hodson Mining District (Madam Felix Mining District; Felix Mining District), West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:901283
Long-form Identifier:1:3:901283:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘMountain King Mine (Bulger Consolidated; Last Chance; Lillian; William R.; Magee; Collar and Elbow Lode; Hudson Consolidated claims), Hodson, Hodson Mining District (Madam Felix Mining District; Felix Mining District), West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘTriple Lode Mine (Emeline; Jumper; Blair Consolidated claims: El Dorado), Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘMar John Mines Company (Old Calaveras group; Enchantress; Oro Minto), Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
28.1km (17.4 miles) ⓘHauselt prospect (Hauselt patent; Hauselt Mine), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘMar John prospect (Mar John Mine; Marjon; Old Calaveras group; Calaveras; Enchantress; Oro Minto), Sheep Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
30.3km (18.9 miles) ⓘCollier Mine (Blood Mine; Sandwich Mine), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘGwin Mine (Paloma Mine; Gwin Extension No. 1 Mine), Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘBlack Oak Mine, Soulsbyville, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘAmador Queen No. 2 Mine, Scottsville, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘArgonaut Mine (Pioneer Mine; Sunset), Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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