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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
Illinois Boy Mine (Patented Claim: Illinois Boy; MS 7610), Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, 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 Illinois Boy Mine (Patented Claim: Illinois Boy; MS 7610), Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:377215
Long-form Identifier:1:3:377215:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘMonticello Mine, Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘSeward County Mine (Patented Claim: Seward County; MS 450), Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘChampion Mine, Cinnamon Pass, Park Mining District (Sherman Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘCleveland Group (Hilluron Millsite; Ida; Lock Lommond), Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘSilver Star Mine (Patented Claim: Silver Star; MS 1147), Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘBon Homme Tunnel, Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘIsolde Mine (Belcher; MS 15635; Baltimore; MS 2157; Isolde; MS 15635), Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘOhio Mine, Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
3.5km (2.1 miles) ⓘHighland Chief Mine (Wall Street; MS 16478a; Empire Chief Mine; Mathison; MS 16479a), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘGnome Mine (Bull Run; Bull Run No. 1; Unpatented Claims: Sydney Nos. 1-3; Gnome Nos. 1-26; Patented Claim: Gnome; MS 14680), Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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