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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Marcasite from
Filón Norte open pit (Filón Norte Mine), Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Filón Norte open pit (Filón Norte Mine), Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:602264
Long-form Identifier:1:3:602264:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘMasa Valverde Mine (Valverde Mine), Beas, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘSotiel Mine, Sotiel-Coronada mines, Calañas, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
52.4km (32.5 miles) ⓘPreguiça Mine, Sobral da Adiça, Moura, Beja, Portugal
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘAparis Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
70.6km (43.8 miles) ⓘVentosa (Ferrarias) Mine, São Pedro de Solis e São Sebastião dos Carros, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
72.1km (44.8 miles) ⓘBarrigão Mine, Santa Cruz, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
74.4km (46.2 miles) ⓘHerdade da Ventosa Mine, Nossa Senhora das Neves, Beja, Beja, Portugal
78.1km (48.6 miles) ⓘLos Frailes Mine, Aznalcóllar, Seville, Andalusia, Spain
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘAguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
93.7km (58.2 miles) ⓘAlgares Mine, Portel, Portel, Évora, Portugal
References
Tornos, F., González Clavijo, E., and Spiro, B. (1998): Mineralium Deposita 33, 150-169.
 
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