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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
Silver prospect, Silver Island, Babine Lake, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


Locality type:Prospect
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 Silver prospect, Silver Island, Babine Lake, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1481318
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1481318:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘEndako mine (Denak pit), Francois Lake, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
59.8km (37.2 miles) ⓘTsitsutl Mountain rhodonite occurrence, Tsitsutl Mountain, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
63.0km (39.1 miles) ⓘEquity Silver deposit, Houston, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘNithi Mountain Mo deposit, Nithi Mountain, Fraser Lake Area, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
65.6km (40.8 miles) ⓘPinchi Lake Mine, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
65.9km (41.0 miles) ⓘSnowbird mine, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘLennac Lake Cu deposit, Granisle, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
72.9km (45.3 miles) ⓘGranisle mine, Granisle, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
80.7km (50.2 miles) ⓘBell Mine (Newman Mine), Granisle, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
91.0km (56.6 miles) ⓘOld Fort copper-molybdenum occurrence, Old Fort Mountain, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
Peatfield, Giles (n.d.) Personal communication.
minfile.gov.bc.ca (n.d.) https://minfile.gov.bc.ca/report.aspx?f=PDF&r=Minfile_Detail.rpt&minfilno=093K%20%20025
 
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