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
Sheep Rock Mine (McGee; Summit Dunham Miles; Bradley Creek), Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, 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 Sheep Rock Mine (McGee; Summit Dunham Miles; Bradley Creek), Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:473469
Long-form Identifier:1:3:473469:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘEast Eagle (Woodard Group; McGee; Oliver Property), Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘSanger Mine, Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘD and D Occurrence (No. 1 and 2; and C.O.D.), Wallowa Range Mining District, Wallowa County, Oregon, USA
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘLittle Eagle Creek Occurrence, Cornucopia Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘLazy No. 1 & 2 Occurrence (Eagle Cap Wilderness), Wallowa Range Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘBasin Mine, Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘPlatinum King Occurrence (Eagle Cap Wilderness), Wallowa Range Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘPathfinder Group (Moorehead Group), Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘE & M Prospect (George W. Smith Claims), Cornucopia Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘRed Boy and Mt. Chief Prospect, Cornucopia Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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