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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
American Mine (American shaft; War Eagle Mine; La Vantia Mine; La Ventia Mine), Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view American Mine (American shaft; War Eagle Mine; La Vantia Mine; La Ventia Mine), Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:171308
Long-form Identifier:1:3:171308:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect (1), Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘSan Jose prospects (Gold Mine Ridge), Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mo-W prospect, Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect (2), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘTungsten King Mine, Black Rock group, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘHomestake claim group, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘBlack Prince Mine (Black Prince adit; Black Prince workings; Copper Queen Mine; Blue Bell group; Copper Bell Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘMoore Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Ag-Pb prospect, Winchester Mining District, Winchester Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Cooper & Silver ( 1964): 124, 162.
Keith, S.B. (1973) Index of Mining Properties in Cochise County, Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 187. Arizona Bureau of Mines 98pp. p.92 - Table 4
 
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