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Orpiment from
White Caps Mine, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Orpiment
Formula:As2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wakabayashilite4 photos of Orpiment associated with Wakabayashilite at this locality.
Realgar2 photos of Orpiment associated with Realgar at this locality.
Baryte2 photos of Orpiment associated with Baryte at this locality.
Guérinite1 photo of Orpiment associated with Guérinite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orpiment data
Locality Data:Click here to view White Caps Mine, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37362
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37362:3
GUID (UUID V4):6cba568f-6e57-4ca5-a370-1461ea8df092
Nearest other occurrences of Orpiment
0.7km (0.4 miles) Manhattan Consolidated Mine, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) Lucky Boy Mine (Lucky Boy No. 2 Mine), Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) Black Mammoth prospect, Black Mammoth Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
80.3km (49.9 miles) Lost Steers Mine, Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
83.4km (51.8 miles) Paradise Peak mine open pit, Paradise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
83.7km (52.0 miles) Paradise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
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Report (volume)
723 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MANHATTAN DISTRICT NEVADA BY HENRY G. FERGUSON WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT...Ordovician rocks________________'. __________________ Toquima formation__________________________ Permian (?)...prospect____________________,.____ 136 Buckeye prospect Wall mine _______________________________ Maris mine_ __ _...Four mine___________ __________________ Mayflower mine _____________________________ Riley Fraction mi...mine______________-___________ Jumping Jack mine.-__________________________ Golden Crater mine_______
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
JANUARY, THE LIMESTONE ORES OF MANHATTAN, HENRY i92i. No. i NEVADA. G. FERGUS0N.1 INTRODUCTION.... Mostof theoredeposits c•ftheManhattan district aregoldbearingveinsof a simpletype and presentno unusualfeatures...northeasterly trending Toquima Range, about 35 miles north of Tonopah. The Toquima Range is one of the lessprominentof...notable featuresof the Great Basin topography. The range is borderedby desert'valleys--RalstonValley and...easternfront of the Toyabe Range, which borders Big Smoky Valley on the west. The district was first visited by
Journal (issue)
Type Localities: NEVADA: steep northeast wall of glory hole, B & B mine, Esmeralda County CALIFORNIA: burnt...Oceanic mine, San Luis Obispo County TEXAS: Chisos furnace, Terlingua district, Brewster County The Texan...Museum. The mineral is named for Curt N. Schuette, a mining geologist who specialized in mercury deposits....0 H ) 7 Status: valid Type Locality: Belmont, Nye County Further analysis of the type material showed...German-American mining engineer. References: RIOTTE, E. N. (1867) Stetefeldit, eine neues mineral von Nevada. Berg-
Report (issue)
History of Precious Metal Deposits, Southern Toquima Range, Nevada By Daniel R. Shawe 1 Open-File Report...history of precious metal deposits, southern Toquima Range, Nevada by Daniel R. Shawe U.S. Geological Survey...the southern Toquima Range, Nevada, showing locations of the Round Mountain, Manhattan, Belmont, and........................... Geologic map of the Manhattan quadrangle showing mines and mineralized rocks... ABSTRACT Precious metal deposits in the southern Toquima Range resulted from several distinct mineralizing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Florida] at 23:45 31 December 2014 Realgar Jiepaiyu Mine, Shimen, Hunan Province, China T here has been...geochemistries and geologic occurrences are quite varied. Orpiment (As2S3) has already been covered in this column...as a product of coal-mine fires. Commonly associated minerals include orpiment, stibnite, a variety of...mines at Paris, Oxford County, Maine, and the Palermo No. 1 mine, Groton County, New Hampshire. It occurred...jordanite in zinc ores mined at Balmat, Edwards County, New York (Jensen 1978). It was a rare mineral
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
31 December 2014 NEVADA MINERAL STEVEN PULLMAN 1755 Circle Drive NW Reno, Nevada 89509 RICHARD THOMSSEN...THOMSSEN P.O. Box 1656 Carson City, Nevada 89702 Map showing Nevada counties, by William W.Besse. N evada...represented by numerous geothermal areas. The range of minerals found in mines, quarries, and prospect...minerals new to the state being identified every year. Nevada is one of the few western states without a published...Clark County. Walt Lombard0 specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Churchill County Chalk Mountain District Chalk
Report (issue)
128 b = 6.480 X-ray Powder Pattern: White Caps mine, Nevada, USA. 6.28 (100), 3.488 (80), 4.78 (70),...54.5 5.7 39.5 Total 99.6 99.7 (1–2) White Caps mine, Nevada, USA; by electron microprobe. Occurrence:...Realgar, orpiment, stibnite, pyrite (Nishinomaki mine, Japan); realgar, orpiment, calcite (White Caps mine...mine, Nevada, USA); chabournéite, pierrotite, parapierrotite, stibnite, pyrite, sphalerite, twinnite, zinkenite...aktashite, realgar, orpiment (Jas Roux, France). Distribution: In the Nishinomaki mine, Gumma Prefecture
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU... UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...Weissman, and Sugar White copyright © 2004 unless otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant...significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved Manufactured
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Newfoundland] at 12:22 30 January 2015 MURRAY MINE, ELK0 COUNTY, NEVADA A ntimony is an interesting metal with...produced as a byproduct from many localities where mining of base metals has occurred. As a primary commodity...specimen from this source, the Murray gold mine in Elk0 County, Nevada, has been nominated as this issue’s Connoisseur’s...found most commonly in epithermal settings that range from surfcial hot-spring occurrences to relatively...Commonly associated minerals include realgar, orpiment, cinnabar, galena, lead sulfantimonides, marcasite
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Scovil, Storm Sears, Jeffrey Weissman, and Sugar White copyright © 2004 unless o therwise noted Map of...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved
Report (volume)
and Gold Depo~its, Tonopah.l,0 X,2° Qu.adrangle, Nevada~ Description and Applications to Exploration~ ...and gold deposits, Tonopah 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada: description and applications to exploration I...3:2077 1. Gold mines and mining-Nevada-Tonopah region. 2. Gold mines and mining-Nevada-Tonopah region. I. Title................................. . Northumberland Mine ................................................................................... . Wall Canyon Mine ...............................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
trivalent antimony arsenate mineral from the White Caps mine, Nevada, USA IGOR V. PEKOV1,*, NATALIA V. ZUBKOVA1...Circle, Reno, Nevada 89509, USA 6 Environmental Resources Department, Southern Nevada Water Authority... 100 City Parkway, Suite 700, Las Vegas, Nevada 89106, USA 7 Excalibur Mineral Corporation, 1885 Seminole...Trail - Ste 202, Charlottesville, VA 22901–1160, USA Abstract: The new mineral species whitecapsite,...zone of the White Caps gold deposit (White Caps mine), Manhattan district, Nye Co., Nevada, USA, and named
Report (issue)
tarnishing blackish or iridescent; in polished section, white. Streak: Lead-gray. Luster: Metallic, splendent...in veins through a wide range of temperatures. Association: Realgar, orpiment, cinnabar, galena, lead...material. In the USA, at the White Caps mine, Manhattan district, Nye Co., and the Murray mine, Independence...Independence Mountains district, Elko Co., Nevada. From the San José and other mines, Oruro, Bolivia. In Germany...(Nagybánya) district, Romania. In France, at Massaic, Cantal; and at La Lucette, Mayenne. At the Kusa mine, near
Book
f. MIMING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN i r r i i ; %■... ; 'jxt . 1 — \ MINING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN...LINCOLN 0 ll ; RENO NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING COMPANY 1923 PREFACE Earlier Works. The object of...infor­ mation concerning the mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. No comprehensive work of...peared for a number of years. In the early days of Nevada min­ ing, from 1866 to 1878, the field was covered
Report (issue)
Orpiment As2 S3 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic. Point Group:...Biaxial (–). Pleochroism: In reflected light, strong, white to pale gray with reddish tint; in transmitted light...specimens. In the USA, crystallized from Mercur, Tooele Co., Utah; in Nevada, at the Getchell mine, Humboldt...from the White Caps mine, Manhattan, Nye Co.; with fine examples from in the Twin Creeks mine, Humboldt...Luyumi, Georgia. Large crystals from the Shimen mine, 33 km southeast of Shimen, Hunan Province, China
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CRYSTALLOGRAPHYOF STIBNITE AND ORPIMENT FROM MANHATTAN, NEVADA Cnnnr,rsPer,ecnnRNnDevrn Monnll, Hantard...various modes of occurrence of stibnite in the White Caps Mine. 365 366 THE AMERICAN MINERALOGIST Frc...localities. Indeed the whole form series of the Manhattan stibnite shows a distinct parallelism to that...presented. It appears that the stibnite crystals from Manhattan may be placed along with those from Felscibanyaand...developmenr. OnpruBNr Orpiment occurs-.very abundantly at the White Caps Mine, chiefly in massive form
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
was first found. Some altered pyrite from Shasta County, California, was sent to the University of California...associationfound in Kremnitz, Hungary and Concepcion Mine, Spain, plus the optical properties which correspondwith...PITTICITE Wnrrau IN NEVADA F. Fosnec, U. S. National' Museumr AND H. G. Cr-rNroN,Manhattan, Neoada. The iron...1923 on the 400 foot level of the White Caps Mine at Manhattan, Nevada, as a secondary formation in the...the old workings. The White Caps ore body represents a replacement and impregnation of limestone of Cambrian
Journal (issue)
Publisher Wendell E. Wilson Founder John Sampson White Associate Editors Pierre Bariand Sorbonne Paris...‘Continued on p. 247 Articles The Outlaw mine, Nye County, Nevada ........................................J. P. Cassedanne & L. Barreto The Messina mining district, South A frica ..............................Valley Road Watsonville, California 95076 The Outlaw mine has long been known as an occurrence o f rare and...benjaminite, fo r which it is the type locality. The mine has been idle fo r more than 60 years, and because
Report (volume)
frcv valley-fill gravel to the east. Basin-and-range-associated tectonism during the Miocene (Stewart...conspicuous basin-and-range fault sets trend east-west, northwest, and northeast within the district. Hawkins (1982)...northwest-trending faults during the basin-and-range event. The Snow Canyon fault, one of the major east-west-trending...scale east-west-trending faults in the Enfield Bell mine are are the Marlboro Canyon, Bell, and Ridge faults...upper- and lower-plate rocks in the Jerritt Canyon district is thought to be a high-angle fault. Exposure
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the inner and outer part of a single crystal from Nevada gave As 52.3,54.5; Sb 8.3, 5.7; S 39.0, 39.5; sum...similar to orpiment, weakly anisotropic, strongly birefrigent, n's close to those of orpiment. Internal...Nishinomaki mine, Gumma Prefecture, in druses of quartz. Associated minerals are realgar, orpiment, stibnite... A second occurrence is from the White Caps mine, Manhattan, Nevada, in fibers up to 2 cm. long or as...embedded in calcite, associatedwith realgar and orpiment. The name is for Yaichiro Wakabayashi (1874-1943)
Journal (issue)
R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...localities: the mineralogy of Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, G eorgia.........................................................................459 by J. 5. White & J. A. Nelen New occurrences for ushkovite and...chalcopyrite, from the Sweetwater mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri. Collection of Maudine and...localities: the mineralogy of Graves Mountain Lincoln County, Georgia Robert B. Cook, Jr. Department of Geology
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
sulphide ore on the upper levels of the United Verde Mine. It is his opinion that the voltaite has been formed...by the ascending sulphur vapors. The ore of the mine has been burning for a number of years; it was first...cavity close to the cap of an orebody in Concepcion Mine, Spain. Larsene used voltaite from Sierra de Caporasse...voltaite only in the upper levels of the United Verde Mine immediately above the burning sulphide ore indicates...was first found. Some altered pyrite from Shasta County, California, was sent to the University of California
Catalog/List
sky-blue to white lustrous terminated crystal section. ¼"$2. 50. ANDORITE San Jose mine, Oruro, Bolivia...11 $2. 00, $2. 50 and $3. 50. ARGENTITE Ra.yas mine, Guanajuato, Mexico. Choice dull gray modified cubic...00. ARSENOLITE White Caps mine, Manhattan, Nye Co., Nevada. Select lustrous snow-white to pale yellow...4X¼" $1. 50, $2. 00 and $2. 50. i BOLEITE Amelia mine, Boleo, Baja California, Mexico. Choice bright blue...San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Select lustrous milky white striated elongated terminated single crystal with
Report (issue)
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA BULLETIN Val,. S X X I T II I 1)ECEBIIIElZ 1944 No. 5 GEOLOGY AND MINING SERIES No...No. 41 er Deposits In Nevada BY EDGARH. BAILEY and DAVID A. PHOENIX Geologists, U. S. Geological Survey...Survey PREPARED AND PUBLISHED BY NEVADA STATE BUREAU OF MINES IN COOPERATION WiTH UNITED STATES OEOLOOlCAL...SURVEY PRICE ONE DOLLAR j sin PUBLICATION OF THE NEVADA STATEBUREAUOF MINES A N D THE MACKAY &HWL OF MINES...THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO, NEVADA Entered in the Post Office at Reno, Nevada, as second-class matter
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
AgHg2 TlAs2S6, a new mineral from the Monte Arsiccio mine: occurrence, crystal structure and crystal chemistry...baryte-pyrite-iron oxide deposit of the Monte Arsiccio mine, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy. The mineral was identified...sulfate mineral from the Blue Lizard mine, San Juan County, Utah, USA. Journal of Geosciences, 59, 145–158...from the Blue Lizard old underground U mine, San Juan County, Utah, U.S.A. (37°33′26″N 110°17′44″W)....Bluelizardite has a supergene origin related to the post-mining oxidation of primary ores containing uraninite
 
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