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Arsenopyrite from
Sherman Mine (General Sherman), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Comments:Occurs as minute crystals.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sherman Mine (General Sherman), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:963375
Long-form Identifier:1:3:963375:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘ16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘGold Crown Mine (Wonder Mine; Sherman Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘTightner Mine (Tightner Mines), 16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘOriental Mine (Alta Mine), 16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘRainbow Mine, 16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘEldorado Mine (Terrible; Eldorado Extension; Eldorado Ext), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘKenton Mine (Kenton Annex; King Solomon Mine), Mack House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘOsceola Mine (Osceola group; Red Star Mine; Colorado Mine; Yellow-Jacket Mine; Yellow Jacket Mine), 16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘMugwump Mine (Young America Mine; Diamond Peak Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘOriflame Mine (Oriflamme Mine; Oroflame Mine), Minnesota Flat, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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