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Arsenopyrite from
Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calciteā“˜1 photo of Arsenopyrite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Sphaleriteā“˜1 photo of Arsenopyrite associated with Sphalerite at this locality.
Fluoriteā“˜1 photo of Arsenopyrite associated with Fluorite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:100370
Long-form Identifier:1:3:100370:3
GUID (UUID V4):b34c5c21-5f5a-485c-b962-5af98c9c0b35
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
89.2km (55.4 miles) ā“˜San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles SerdĆ”n Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
91.5km (56.9 miles) ā“˜PotosĆ­ Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles SerdĆ”n Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
99.8km (62.0 miles) ā“˜Tajo Mine, Hidalgo del Parral, Hidalgo del Parral Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
"'<' ~/ BOUNDARIES U A Mo<'Ā« u~ o V :Ā¾ MEXICO r - Ā·ā€¢-.. Ā·-Ā·Ā·-Ā·Ā·-Ā·Ā·-Ā·Ā· < ā€¢ā€¢ ....... V S TATES...org/details/mineralsofmexico0000panc MINERALS OF MEXICO ā€¢ ERALS OF ~XICO M ______ William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy-Collectors and collecting-Mexico. 2. Mines and mineral...mineral resources-Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This boo i...i.. is deJicated tu the people of Mexico and to the three people who directly affected me and this project
Book
anc MINERALS OF MEXICO 7 | : = Pras #0 AaprTTARE ; | MINERALS OF MEXICO William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogyā€” Collectors and collectingā€” Mexico. 2. Mines and...and mineral resourcesā€” Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This book...Jalisco; D. Santiago Ramirezā€™s La Riqueza Minera de Mexico, and his translation of Danaā€™s Tratado de Mineralogia...a. ie = Maes Lie Auadado = ae MINERALS OF MEXICO Vv | Oona tA. IMPORTANT MINING DISTRICTS
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(above left). Fluorite, 5 Ɨ 4 cm, from the Navidad mine, Rodeo, Durango. Peter Megaw specimen, Jeff Scovil...8 cm, from the Segovidad Vein, Santa Barbara, Chihuahua. Peter Megaw specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Mexican...Tucson, Arizona 85728 pmegaw@imdex.com Fluorite Mexico is one of the worldā€™s principal fluorite producers...time to them here. Specimen-quality fluorite from Mexico occurs in a variety of deposit types, spanning...geologist with thirtyfive yearsā€™ involvement in Mexico. His primary exploration foci are carbonate replacement
Book
K FIELD GUIDE to the GEMS and MINERALS of MEXICO (Exclusive of Baja California) A guide to the...Information............ Driving in Mexico................... Trailcring in Mexico ............. 5 6 6 7 8 8........ A Word to the Wise ............. Jade in Mexico......................... Manto and Chimney Deposits...District Chihuahua .......................... Santa Eulalia District....... El Potosi Mine................ San Antonio Mine....... Cusihuiriachic District..... Barranca de Cobre (Copper Canyon) Batopilas
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Washington, DC 20513 pohwatp@si.edu FLUORITE Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee R egular readers...Fluorite with sphalerite, 8.8 cm high, from the Elmwood mine, Smith County, Tennessee. Note the gemmy corners...to describe is difficult. The Burnt Hill tungsten mine, York County, New Brunswick, is located in a metamorphic...here as well. Associ- ated minerals include arsenopyrite, bismuth, calcite, sphalerite, galena, and pyrrhotite...the greisen and in kaolinite at the Mount Pleasant mine, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, as transparent
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pp. 1002-1034 ORE GENESIS IN THE CHIHUAHUA, NAICA DISTRICT, MEXICO JOHN G. STONE CONTENTS PAGE Abstract.............................. 1010 Structure in mine area Northwest fractures Northeast fractures 1010............... Genesisof the primary ores of the Naica district ...................... 1024 1024 1025......................... 1033 ABSTRACT In the Naica miningdistrictof north-centralMexico,pyrometasomatic...The only igneous rocks known in the Sierra de Naica, consistingof thin, discontinuous dikesand sills
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Scovil M ining began in Mexico more than four hundred years ago! As a result, Mexico has been a prolific...1960s. European museums received specimens from Mexico as early as the late sixteenth century, but it...American museums began to acquire specimens from Mexico. The Harvard collection is probably typical of...no strong connection to Mexico and its mines. A precious opal from the Iris mine in Queretaro (fig. 1)...offered as a general introduction to the minerals of Mexico, the theme of the 1999 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
Catalog/List
size, associated with sharp, silvery terminated ARSENOPYRITE crystals to 1" in size, and several freestanding... 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. -2BARYTES. Silverband Mine, Dun Fell, westmoreland. ~ single glassy transparent...pinkish Granite. ltxltxlt"- Ā£2.50. BORNITE. Dolcoath Mine, Camborne Cornwall. A pure, purply, tarnished metallic...the higher workings of the Mine. 2xltxlt". Ā£1.50. BOTALLACKITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. Select... . 3x2xlt". Ā£8.00. ' . . BOURNONITE. Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Cornwall. Metallic grey slightly tarnfshed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Carbonate-HostedAg-Pb-Zn(Cu) Depositsof Northern Mexico PETERK. M. MEGAW, JOAQUINRUIZ, AND SPENCERR. TITLEY...Evidencefor boilinghasnot been reported. The skarnoresof Naica,Concepciondel Oro, andVelardefiashowtight clusteringof...strongmagmaticcomponentin the mineralizingfluids at Naica, Concepciondel Oro, and Velardefia,but SantaEulalia...carbonate-hostedAg-Pb-Zndepositsoccurin northern Mexico. Many have been in productionsince the 1600sandhavesupplieda...districtsdiscussed containedmorethan 1856 N. MEXICO: CARBONATE-HOSTED DEPOSITS 1857 a half million
Catalog/List
Calcite. 2xl". Ā£4.50. 4. NATIVE ARSENIC. Bidi Mine, Borneo. Choice, silvery grey, pure solid mass showing...specimen. 2xl~1~Ā·". Ā£16.50. 5. ARSENOPYRITE. Parrall, Chihuahua, Mexico. Fine, bright, sharp silvery crystals...intergrown and completely encrusting massive Arsenopyrite with minor small needles of Jamesonite on one...display. 4x~x2". Ā£28.00. ATACAMITE. Duke of Cornwall Mine, Kadina, S. Australia. Pure, bright green, botryoidal...Specimen B - Itxlxi". Ā£2.50. AZURITE. Henderson Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.A. Bright blue, botryoidal
Catalog/List
Chlorite in places. ltx17Xl". 0.25. ARSENoPYRITE. Parrall, Chihuahua, Mexico. Excellent very bright sharp silvery...cabinet or museum display. 7x4tx3". Ā£110.00. ARSENOPYRITE. Trepca, Yugoslavia. Bright, silvery, sharp...and Sphalerite. 2tx2~xli". Ā£9.00. ARSENOPYRITE. Virtuous Lady Mine, Buckland Monachorum, Devon. Choice...thickly intergrown in parallel growth on massive Arsenopyrite. 2txlt-xl". Ā£8.00. ATACAMITE. Copiapo, Atacama... 7. 8. 9. -Ā·2- 10. AZURITE. Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, U.S.A. select, bright
Book (volume)
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, MEXICO The Geology of North America O r > W 4^ *1^ ^ ^ \ \ f ax4 u \ \...of North America Volume P-3 Economic Geology^ Mexico Edited by Guillermo P. Salas Geologo Consultor...Centro Minero Nacional Carretera Mexico-Pachuca Pachuca, Hgo., Mexico, D.F. 1991 EXPLORATION LIBRARY...reserved. Geologia economica de Mexico. English. Economic geology, Mexico / edited by Guillermo P. Salas...; v. P-3) Translation of Geologia economica de Mexico. Includes bibliography references and index. ISBN
Catalog/List
2txH-xi". Ā£1.25. _ 2. ANDRADITE. Belstone Consols Mine, Sticklepath, Devon. Specimen A - Lustrous, sharp...Andradite. ltJMine, Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada. A well formed translucent...associated with milky [Juartz. _ lxl". Ā£1 .25. 6. ARSENOPYRITE. Panasqueira, Beira-Bei~a, Portugal. Bright...intergrown on massive Arsenopyrite. l-txlxl". Ā£4.50. 7. ATACAMITE. Duke of Cornwall Mine, Kadina, S. Australia...Limonit ic Gossan. 2xlxl". Ā£1.50. 8. AZURITE. Tynagh Mine, Co. Gllway, Eire. Bright blue well formed crystals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
11:14 19 December 2014 1 - Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico E veryone is familiar with iron sulfide-it...Pseudomorphs of marcasite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, arsenopyrite, pyrargyrite, magnetite, and quartz after pyrrhotite...the Potosi mine, Santo Domingo, Santa Eulalia (now known as Aquiies Serdan), Chihuahua, Mexico. The specimen...pseudohexagonal pyrrhotite crystal from the Morro Velho gold mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The 10.1-cm specimen...ore include the old bismuth mine at Monroe and the historic nickel mine at Litchfield, Connecticut; the
Catalog/List
good stuff that used to come out of the Marencl mine, ~ut the price is a whole lot better. specimens...boxes: $3.00 each BROWN DOG-TOOTHED CALCITE: Chihuahua. Mexico: I Know, there's a lot of thla around, but...larger specimen grab you! GARNET CALCITE: Chihuahua, Mexico: OK, I know what you are thinking, what the...sections (orange) LARGE COMBINATION CALCITE: Chihuahua, Mexico: Another one I just couldn't pasa up! Large...00 eaoh. CLEANED COPPER AND MALACHITE: Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Arizona: I've had these for a few years
Catalog/List
years ago. ADAMITE. Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Fine, pale-lemon coloured, transparent A/l. xtls...00. A/2. ADAMITE. Mina Ojuela, Mapimi. Durango, Mexico. Superb, large, colourful cabinet display specimen...5", Ā£85 ADAMITE. Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. An attractive and inexpensive example of A/3....5x2x5/8", Ā£8.75 A/4. ADAMITE. Kameriza Central Mine, Laurium, Attica, Greece. A sparkling lime-green...ADAMITE (Mauve). Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. From a rare find of several years ago, these choice
Catalog/List
blue xtls. GRF. Ml. Ā£4.00 4 MALACHITE, Killie Mine, Elko Co., Nevada, USA. Very rich with fibrous edges...00 10 SMITHSONITE, San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico. Pale blue botryoidal pearly development...GRF. SMI. Ā£5.00 11 UVSW. ALLOPHANE, Hawks Wood Mine, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. SW green. Ml. Ā£5.00 12...SPAR CALCITE, Challenger Cave, Nuevo Leon State, Mexico. FL PH blue white. Super long after glow. Ml. ...matrix. GRF. C. Ā£5.00 14 SPHALERITE, Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, nr Alston, Cumbria. Glistening black
Report (issue)
VERBEEK, R. PETER RICHARDS AND FABIEN CESBRON I Mexico: Hundreds of Localities, Great Associations 78...Brian Stefanec explores a pocket at the Elmwood mine. Photo Mark Kielbasa Switzerland BY HANS ANTON...MICHAEL GRAY 54 Elmwood-Gordonsville-Cumberland Mine Complex Of Eastern Tennessee BY ARVID PASTO 56...Castleton in Traek Cliff (Derbyshire), the Blue John mine (page 35). The term "fluorite" was coined in 1797...The Blue John Mine, Castleton. In Modern Terms A postcard depicting the Blue John mine near Castleton
Book (volume)
Cata Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico, 10 Adamite (Manganoadamite) Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 28 Aegirine..., Morocco, 48-49 Apatite (with Bikitaite) Foote Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North Carolina,... 22 Aphthitalite PCA Intrepid Potash Mine, Carlsbad, New Mexico, 22 Axinite (Magnesio-Axinite) Char Band...Pakistan, 7 Azurite (& Malachite) "Sams Pocket", Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, 20-21 Bastnaesite (on Calcite)...Tourmaline) Paprok Mine, Nuristan Prov., Afghanistan, 33 Bismuthinite Biggenden Mine, Mount Biggenden,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University] at 04:32 20 November 2014 Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico f asked to name the first Mexican mineral...or Santa Eulalia or Naica, Chihuahua. If asked to name a mineral for which Mexico is well known, at least...have chosen adamite from the Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, for this issueā€™s Connoisseurā€™s Choice...both sphalerite and arsenic minerals, such as arsenopyrite and tennantite, weather concurrently. Typically...although it has been reported from the Sterling Hill mine, New Jersey. It is relatively well known from the
Catalog/List
3. 4. 1/ 5Ā· 6. 8. 9. 10. ALTAITE. smuggler Mine, Balarat, Boulder Cty., Colorado, U.S.A. Rich metallic...Very fine specimen for this location. 3x3". Ā£6. ARSENOPYRITE. Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Cornwall...Cornwall. A Itxl" cavity in massive pure Arsenopyrite lined with bright silvery-grey crystals to a t" in size...under ultra-violet light. 4x2". Ā£6. AZURITE. Tynagh Mine, Co.Galway, Eire. Sparkling blue crystals with minor...limonitic gossan. 3tx2tx2" ā€¢ Ā£8. AZURITE. TL~g Tang Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Thin blue coatings inter-mixed
Catalog/List
1977 1. ADAMITE. Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. select, lustrous, transparent sharp lime green...2~-x2xl". Ā£3.50. 6. 7. 8. APATITE. Great Work Mine, 8reage, Cornwall. Small sharp transparent colourless...Quartz on cellular Arsenopyrite mat rix. 3b<4x2t". Ā£33.00. ARSENOPVRITE. Hingston Down Mine, Gunnislake, Cornwall...mostly around t" in size, intergrown on massive Arsenopyrite. Itxlxt-". Ā£2.25; Specimen B - Well formed silvery...mm. in size, intergrown in areas on cellular Arsenopyrite/Tourmaline matrix. lxl". Ā£1.25. BARVTES. Pribram
Catalog/List
$5.00; 2x5, $4.00.$2.50 lb. ALLEMONTITE, Sonora, Mexico. Tin-white, with some matrix, lxlĀ£, $2.00. ANALCITE...2x5, $4.00; 4x6, $5.00. ARSENOPYRITE, near Hidalgo de Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico. A recent find. Choice...2x2, $4.00; 2x2i, $6.00. AURICHALCITE, Kelly Mine, New Mexico. Colorful sky-blue small crystals thickly...mimetite crystals, lxlĀ£, $7.00. BERAUNITE, Palermo Mine, New Hampshire. Very small amounts of greenĀ­ ish... New Mexico. Large (g") twinned crystals on matrix, 24x34, $7.50. COPPER, NATIVE, New Mexico. Pseudomorph
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
with quartz from the El Cobre mine, ConcepciĆ³n del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico. Cal and Kerith Graeber specimen...exceptional 9-cm tennantite specimen from the Longfellow mine, Red Mountain Pass, Ouray County, Colorado. Dave...the localities in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The United States will be examined first, with...disease has not gotten to them.) From the Yankee Girl mine, Silverton district, San Juan County, tennantite...include the Monitor mine, Taylor district, White Pine County, Nevada. Monitor mine tennantite is associated
Catalog/List
QU"l"tz ;:;nd Albite. 3txltxlt". Ā£8.00. 3. ARSENOPYRITE. Panas~~3ira, Beira-B3ixa, Portugal. Very bright...c"ystals to 1" in sizo, thickly intergrown on Arsenopyrite/Quartz matrix with h;o b12c:...matrix.~xltxlt". Ā£2.50. 6. ARTHURITE. Hingston Down Mine, Nr. Callington, Cornwall. Specimen A - Rich lime...display. 7~x4x2" .Ā£22.00. 10. AZURITE. Ting Tar.g Mine, Gwannap, Cornwall. Rich, Bright blue small sparkling... 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 16. Hilto Mine Scordale was moreland. Sp i en A - Select, creamy
 
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