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
Sam claims, Marble Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sam claims, Marble Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:320542
Long-form Identifier:1:3:320542:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
9.3km (5.7 miles) ⓘSun Valley Mine (Jay Rird claims), Marble Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘEl Pequito Mine (Peheu claims), Marble Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘBefuddled claims, Cliff Dwellers Lodge, Vermillion Cliffs Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
76.1km (47.3 miles) ⓘKanab, Kane County, Utah, USA
81.6km (50.7 miles) ⓘCollapse feature 1031, Point Sublime (Sublime Point), Coconino County, Arizona, USA
90.4km (56.2 miles) ⓘGrandview Mine, Horseshoe Mesa, Grandview Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
90.4km (56.2 miles) ⓘOrphan Mine (Orphan lode), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
96.4km (59.9 miles) ⓘCoconino County Manganese deposits, Tusayan, Francis Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
98.3km (61.1 miles) ⓘHack Canyon Mine, Hack Canyon, Hack Canyon Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
99.9km (62.1 miles) ⓘHack's No. 2 claim, Hack Canyon Mine, Hack Canyon, Hack Canyon Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
US Atomic Energy Comm. USAEC Prelim. Rpt. 172-479.
Peirce, H.W., S.B. Keith and J.C.Wilt (1970), Coal, oil, natural gas, helium, and uranium in Arizona, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 182: 218
 
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