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
Way Way Creek Molybdenite prospect (McLeods Molybdenite Mine), Macksville, Raleigh Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Way Way Creek Molybdenite prospect (McLeods Molybdenite Mine), Macksville, Raleigh Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:368807
Long-form Identifier:1:3:368807:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘPortion 48 Bismuth prospect, Macksville, Raleigh Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘCompartment 10 deposit, Macksville, Raleigh Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘWarrell Creek Lead Mine (Madrick and Partys prospect), Macksville, Raleigh Co., New South Wales, Australia
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘBoshells prospect, Macksville, Raleigh Co., New South Wales, Australia
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘMorgans Creek, Macksville, Raleigh Co., New South Wales, Australia
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘTower Road deposit, Macksville, Raleigh Co., New South Wales, Australia
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘNorth Bald Hill prospect, Macksville, Raleigh Co., New South Wales, Australia
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘBald Hill prospect (Bald Hill Quarry prospect), Macksville, Raleigh Co., New South Wales, Australia
4.7km (3.0 miles) ⓘButchers Road prospect (Grants prospect), Macksville, Raleigh Co., New South Wales, Australia
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘButter Factory prospect, Macksville, Raleigh Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Gilligan, L. B., Brownlow, J. W., Cameron, R. G., Henley, H. F. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Dorrigo-Coffs Harbour 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-10, SH/56-11. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney. 509pp.
 
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