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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
Moonlight Mine, Disaster Mining District, Montana Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, 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 Moonlight Mine, Disaster Mining District, Montana Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:277213
Long-form Identifier:1:3:277213:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘGranite Point Mine (Granite Point claims; Chevron claims), Disaster Mining District, Montana Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘHorse Creek prospect, Disaster Mining District, Montana Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘIron King Mine, Disaster Mining District, Montana Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘThacker Pass deposit, McDermitt Caldera Center, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘRock Creek Uranium Occurrence, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘDisaster Peak property (Nevada Cinnabar Group; Bretchell Mercury Deposit), Disaster Mining District, Montana Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘCordero Mine, Opalite Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘMcDermitt Mine, Opalite Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘAurora Uranium Prospect, Opalite Mining District (McDermitt Mining District), Malheur County, Oregon, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘBretz Mine, Opalite Mining District (McDermitt Mining District), Malheur County, Oregon, USA
References
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology NBMG Open-File Report 96-3 By Stephen B. Castor, Christopher D. Henry, Lisa A. Shevenell
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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