Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
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
Jim Dandy prospect, Washington Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jim Dandy prospect, Washington Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:193849
Long-form Identifier:1:3:193849:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘBi-Metallic No. 3 Prospect, Bi-Metallic Group, Washington Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘUnknown shaft (MRDS10045775), Washington Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘBi-Metallic Group, Washington Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘOld Dobby Claim No. 1, Washington Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘHaywire prospect (Old Mule), Washington Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘRainbow's End #3 Claim, Washington Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect (MRDS10044400), Millet Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘNorth Twin Claim, Millet Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘGiant patented claim and North Twin claim (Park Canyon Mine), Twin River Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘMillett Mine (Millet Mine and Viken claim; Gold Pocket Mine; Gold Pocket claim), Twin River Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
Kleinhampl, Frank J., Ziony, Joseph I. (1984) Mineral Resources of Northern Nye County, Nevada. Bulletin 99B. Nevada Bureau of Mines
 
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