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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
Stenson Mine, Florida Mountains Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, 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 Stenson Mine, Florida Mountains Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:172537
Long-form Identifier:1:3:172537:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘBradley Mine, Florida Mountains Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘDos Boca Mine, Florida Mountains Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘGeorgia Bell Mine, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘLindy Ann claims, Mahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘComfort claim, Mahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘMahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
25.2km (15.6 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
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘSpurrite skarn lens, South Peak (South Sisters Peak), Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘZumwalt prospect, South Peak (South Sisters Peak), Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘSection 35 prospect, Cincinnati vein system, Mahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
References
Griswold, George B. (1961) Mineral deposits of Luna County, New Mexico. Bulletin 72. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-72
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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