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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Pyrite from
Dos Boca Mine, Florida Mountains Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Adit
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dos Boca Mine, Florida Mountains Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1365615
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1365615:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘStenson Mine, Florida Mountains Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘBradley Mine, Florida Mountains Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
18.4km (11.5 miles) ⓘGeorgia Bell Mine, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘLindy Ann claims, Mahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘComfort claim, Mahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘMahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospects in the vicinity of South and Middle Sister Peaks, South Peak (South Sisters Peak), Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘSpurrite skarn lens, South Peak (South Sisters Peak), Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘZumwalt prospect, South Peak (South Sisters Peak), Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘSection 35 prospect, Cincinnati vein system, Mahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
References
Walstrom, Robert E. (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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