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Arsenopyrite from
Elkhorn Mine (Haywire Mine), Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador 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 Elkhorn Mine (Haywire Mine), Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:925524
Long-form Identifier:1:3:925524:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘPeterson Mine, Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘFine Gold Mine, Fuchs, Blue Mountain Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘKennedy Mine, Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘAmador Queen No. 2 Mine, Scottsville, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘOneida Mine, Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
20.5km (12.8 miles) ⓘArgonaut Mine (Pioneer Mine; Sunset), Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘSouth Eureka Mine, Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
20.8km (13.0 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
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘLincoln Mine (Lincoln claim; Stewart claim; Belmont claim), Lincoln Consolidated Mine, Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘBunker Hill Mine (Nevada claim; Mayflower claim; Bunker Hill claim; South Mayflaver; Rancheria), Amador City, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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