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
Roba - Westfall (Roba Quicksilver Mine; Deer Creek), Murderers Creek, Grant County, Oregon, USA


Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Roba - Westfall (Roba Quicksilver Mine; Deer Creek), Murderers Creek, Grant County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:473283
Long-form Identifier:1:3:473283:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘPittsburg 1-2 (Fraction; Miller Mountain Mine on quad sheet; Guernsey; Last Chance 1-3), Canyon Creek Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA
30.2km (18.7 miles) ⓘBlue Rock Occurrence, Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘGreat Northern Mine (Great Northwestern Mine), Canyon Creek Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA
42.1km (26.1 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Occurrence, Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘBirch Creek Mining Company Occurrence, Spanish Gulch Mining District, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘWaterman Prospect (Red Jacket), Spanish Gulch Mining District, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
47.2km (29.3 miles) ⓘSpanish Gulch Project/Andrews Mine (Andrus Mine), Spanish Gulch Mining District, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘIdol City Mine (Faith; Jack Doist Prospect), Harney Mining District, Harney County, Oregon, USA
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘForrester Group, Quartzburg Mining District (Comer Mining District), Grant County, Oregon, USA
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘUranium Occurrence, Quartzburg Mining District (Comer Mining District), Grant County, Oregon, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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