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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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Arsenopyrite from
Qiandongshan Mine (Qiantongshan Mine), Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Qiandongshan Mine (Qiantongshan Mine), Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:478880
Long-form Identifier:1:3:478880:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘWenjiangsi Au deposit, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘPangjiahe Au deposit, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘMatigou Au deposit, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘErlihe Pb-Zn deposit (Bafangshan Pb-Zn deposit), Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘHuayagou Au deposit, Liangdang Co., Longnan, Gansu, China
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘYinmusi Pb-Zn Mine, Yinmusi Mines, Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘBaguamiao Mine, Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
43.7km (27.1 miles) ⓘGuojiagou Zn-Pb deposit, Hui Co., Longnan, Gansu, China
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘLiushaogou Au deposit, Hui Co., Longnan, Gansu, China
54.6km (33.9 miles) ⓘLuoba Pb-Zn deposit, Hui Co., Longnan, Gansu, China
References
Yao Shuzhen, Ding Zhenju, Zhou Zonggui, and Lü Xinbiao (2005), In: Jingwen Mao and Bierlein, F.P. (Eds.): Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge, Vol. 1, Springer (Berlin, Heidelberg, New York), pp. 215-218
Houmin Li, Dehong Wan, Changqing Zhang, Yuchuan Chen, and Lixing Li (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(4), 434-448
Wang, Ruiting, Pang, Zhenjia, Li, Qingfeng, Zhang, Geli, Zhang, Jiafeng, Cheng, Huan, Wu, Wentang, Yang, Hongbo (2023) Metallogenic Model and Prospecting Progress of the Qiandongshan–Dongtangzi Large Pb-Zn Deposit, Fengtai Orefield, West Qinling Orogeny. Minerals, 13 (9) doi:10.3390/min13091163
Hu, Qiaoqing, Wang, Yitian, Chen, Shaocong, Wei, Ran, Liu, Xielu, Liu, Junchen, Wang, Ruiting, Gao, Weihong, Wang, Changan, Tang, Minjie, Wu, Wentang (2024) Genesis of the Dongtangzi Zn-Pb Deposit of the Fengxian–Taibai Ore Cluster in West Qinling, China: Constraints from Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd Geochronology, and In Situ S-Pb Isotopes. Minerals, 14 (3) doi:10.3390/min14030297
 
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