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Arsenopyrite from
Victoria Mine, Littfeld, Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


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 Victoria Mine, Littfeld, Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:90503
Long-form Identifier:1:3:90503:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘGlanzenberg Mine, Silberg, Kirchhundem, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘStahlberg Mine (Schwabengrube), Müsen, Hilchenbach, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘWildermann Mine, Ferndorf, Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘNeue Haardt Mine (Neue Hardt Mine), Weidenau, Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘFürst Moritz Mine, Niederfischbach, Kirchen (Sieg), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘConcordia Mine, Niederfischbach, Kirchen (Sieg), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘFischbacher Werk Mine, Niederfischbach, Kirchen (Sieg), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘPrinz Friedrich mine, Obersdorf, Wilnsdorf, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘNeue Eintracht Mine, Freusburg, Kirchen, Kirchen (Sieg), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
22.0km (13.6 miles) ⓘBrüderbund Mine, Kohlenbach Valley, Eiserfeld, Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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