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
Wheeler mine, Pine Grove Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon 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 Wheeler mine, Pine Grove Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:277357
Long-form Identifier:1:3:277357:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSection 32 Prospect (MRDS10050800), Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘWilson mine, Pine Grove Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘWilson and Wheeler Mine Area, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘRockland mine, Pine Grove Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘNorthwest Willys Group, Washington Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘCentral Section 31 Prospect (MRDS10037412), Mineral County, Nevada, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘFullstone prospect, Silver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘWest Willys claim, Washington Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘNorth Section 27 Prospects (NBMG Sample Site #4298), Silver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘSilverado Canyon, South Sister, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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