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
Two Orphans Mine, Elders Corner, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, 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 Two Orphans Mine, Elders Corner, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:331240
Long-form Identifier:1:3:331240:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘKennady Iron prospect, Hotaling, Placer County, California, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘSpanish Mine [1] (Central Consolidated Mine; Central Cons.; Spanish & Humbug Cons. claims; Humbug Mine; Spanish vein), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘGold Blossom Mine (Gold Blossom shaft; Gold Blossom vein; Marion lode; Ohio claim; Back Action claim; Gold Blossom No. 2 claim), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘGlobe Consolidated Mine (Globe Cons. Mine), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘHathaway Mine (Buttes Mine), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘDoig Consolidated Mine (Doig Mine; Doig Cons.; St. Patrick Mine), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘSt. Lawrence Mine, Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘMarguerite Mine, Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘOest Mine (Peter Oest claim), Hotaling, Placer County, California, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘBelvoir Mine (Bowlder Mine), Belvoir vein, Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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