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Arsenopyrite from
Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz17
Pyrite13
Baryte11
Petzite9
Freibergite Subgroup9
Native Gold7
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:974685
Long-form Identifier:1:3:974685:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘAllard Tunnel Occurrence, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘPeerless Mine (MS 9812; Patented Claim: Peerless), La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘSpecial Session Mine (Polar No. 1; MS 12908; Polar No. 2; MS 12908; Oasis; MS 12908; Slide Rock; MS 12908), Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘSilver Pick Mine (Synopsis Mine; Tam O'Shanter; MS 9085; Gold Pick; MS 7275a; Archean; MS 1671; Gold Pick Mill Site; MS 7275b; Southport; MS 9086), Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
61.6km (38.3 miles) ⓘSmuggler Vein, Smuggler Union Mine, Marshall Basin, Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘLiberty Bell Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
63.0km (39.1 miles) ⓘVirginius Mine, Governor Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
65.1km (40.5 miles) ⓘEldorado Mine, Yankee Boy Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
65.4km (40.6 miles) ⓘYankee Boy Mine, Yankee Boy Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
82.3km (51.1 miles) ⓘPride of America Mine, Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
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