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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
Blue Horse Mine, Nixon Peak, Silver Bow Mining District (Silverbow Mining District), Kawich Range, Nye 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 Blue Horse Mine, Nixon Peak, Silver Bow Mining District (Silverbow Mining District), Kawich Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:277843
Long-form Identifier:1:3:277843:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘCatlin claims, Silver Bow Mining District (Silverbow Mining District), Kawich Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘHillside Mine, Silverbow, Silver Bow Mining District (Silverbow Mining District), Kawich Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘSouth Gold Mining Co. group, Eden Mining District, Kawich Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘNevada Triumph group, Eden Mining District, Kawich Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘOro Cache Mining and Milling Co. group, Eden Mining District, Kawich Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘGolden Crown claims (Eden Mine), Eden Mining District, Kawich Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 2789, Eden Mining District, Kawich Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘJeep claim (Jeep group; Clifford Gold-Silver prospect), Golden Arrow, Golden Arrow Mining District, Kawich Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘGold Bar group (Gold Bar shaft; Cotter Mines Co.; Cotter property; Desert claim), Golden Arrow, Golden Arrow Mining District, Kawich Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘAjax Mine, Bellehelen Mining District, Kawich Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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