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
Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:289711
Long-form Identifier:1:3:289711:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘAshdown mine, Vicksburg Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘFoster Property, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘFarnham Property, Pueblo Mining District (Denio Mining District), Harney County, Oregon, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘDesert View prospect, Leonard Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 2971, Dyke Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘSaddle prospect, Dyke Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 2960, Varyville Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
42.9km (26.6 miles) ⓘPueblo Group (Pueblo Gold Mining Company), Pueblo Mining District (Denio Mining District), Harney County, Oregon, USA
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘFarnham (Wonder Rock; Denfield Mine; Pueblo; Pueblo Group; Canfield Tunnel; Cooney), Pueblo Mining District (Denio Mining District), Harney County, Oregon, USA
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘOklahoma Mine, Dyke Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
NBMG files No. 50600003
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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