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Arsenopyrite from
Homestake Mine, Lead, Lead Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz8
Native Gold7
Chlorite Group2
Pyrite1
Grunerite1
Pyrrhotite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Homestake Mine, Lead, Lead Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:68611
Long-form Identifier:1:3:68611:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘBelle Eldridge Gold Mine (Deadwood Lead and Zinc Company Mine; Helen Gould Claim), Deadwood, Galena Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘWharf Mine, Bald Mountain Mining District (Portland Mining District), Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘDouble Rainbow Mine, Galena, Galena Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘRoubaix, Galena Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘAnaconda Mine (Uncle Sam Mine; Cloverleaf Mine), Roubaix, Galena Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
28.7km (17.9 miles) ⓘKing of the West (North Star), Rochford Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
39.0km (24.3 miles) ⓘQueen Bee Mine, Silver City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘGold Hill Group (Gold Lode; Gold Mountain Mine), Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘGolden Slipper Gold and Silver (Forest City Mine; Empire Gold Mine), Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
52.7km (32.7 miles) ⓘSummit Peak, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
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