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Arsenopyrite from
Sadisdorf, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite40
Chlorite Group28
Tetrahedrite Group25
Molybdenite15
Emplectite11
Native Bismuth10
Pyrite9
Bismuthinite8
Sphalerite4
Native Gold4
Ferberite4
Pyrrhotite2
Ilmenite2
Marcasite2
Quartz2
Pyrargyrite2
Native Silver2
Fluorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sadisdorf, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:95329
Long-form Identifier:1:3:95329:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Arsenopyrite in this Region
Kupfergrube, Sadisdorf, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
0.2km (0.1 miles) Kupfergrube, Sadisdorf, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
1.3km (0.8 miles) Perl shaft, Niederpöbel, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
10.8km (6.7 miles) Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
12.1km (7.5 miles) Moldava deposit, Moldava, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
16.1km (10.0 miles) Lehnschafter mine, Mikulov, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
19.0km (11.8 miles) Naundorf quarry (Buchberg quarry), Bobritzsch-Hilbersdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
19.6km (12.2 miles) Adit No. 2, Preiselberg area, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
19.8km (12.3 miles) Preiselberg area, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
20.2km (12.6 miles) Neuer Morgenstern mine, Himmelfahrt Mine, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
20.2km (12.6 miles) Nový Martin adit, Steinknochen area, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
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