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Arsenopyrite from
Thunderbox Gold Mine, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Gold2
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Thunderbox Gold Mine, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:833016
Long-form Identifier:1:3:833016:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘTeutonic Bore Mine, Ten Mile Outcamp, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘJaguar Mine, Ten Mile Outcamp, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
31.5km (19.5 miles) ⓘBannockburn Gold Mine, Ten Mile Outcamp, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘBentley Mine, Ten Mile Outcamp, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘVivien Gold Mine, Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘTurret Gold Mine, Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘPerseverance Mine, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘRedeemer Gold Mine, Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
54.6km (33.9 miles) ⓘDobra Serica Gold Mine, Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘNew Holland-Genesis Gold Mine, Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Du Puy, K. (2003) Descriptive hydrothermal alteration model for the Thunderbox gold deposit: insights into timing of gold mineralisation relative to deformation and metamorphism. Unpublished Honours thesis, University of Western Australia. 88pp.
de Souza, A. E. C. M., Sarout, J., Luzin, V., Sari, M., & Vialle, S. (2022). Laboratory measurements of ultrasonic wave velocities and anisotropy across a gold-hosting structure: A case study of the Thunderbox Gold Mine, Western Australia. Ore Geology Reviews, 146, 104928.
Kreuzer, Oliver P.; Roshanravan, Bijan; Buckingham, Amanda J.; Core, Daniel P.; Konecke, Brian A.; McDwyer, Daniel; Mustard, Roger (2025) Controls, Expressions, and Discovery Potential of Gold Mineralization in the Central-Eastern Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: New Insights from an Integrated Targeting Study. Minerals, 15 (12). doi:10.3390/min15121255
 
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