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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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Siderite from
Cactus Mine, Preuss Mining District (Newhouse Mining District), San Francisco Mountains, Beaver County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite3
Quartz3
Molybdenite3
Scheelite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cactus Mine, Preuss Mining District (Newhouse Mining District), San Francisco Mountains, Beaver County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:181935
Long-form Identifier:1:3:181935:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘPreuss-Cactus Mine, San Francisco Mining District, Beaver County, Utah, USA
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘShamrock Mine, Mount Baldy-Ohio Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA
83.9km (52.1 miles) ⓘGreat Western Mine, Mount Baldy-Ohio Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘVermillion Mine, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘEast Pioche Mine, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
84.7km (52.6 miles) ⓘIris Mine (Deseret), Mount Baldy-Ohio Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA
85.9km (53.4 miles) ⓘLindsay Hill Mine, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
86.3km (53.6 miles) ⓘSouth Orebody, Lindsay Hill Mine, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
86.5km (53.7 miles) ⓘArmstrong Mine, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
87.3km (54.3 miles) ⓘDesert Mound Orebody, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
References
Koschmann, Albert Herbert, Bergendahl, M.H. (1968) Principal gold-producing districts of the United States. Professional Paper 610. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp610
 
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