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
Red Elephant group (Boulder Nest Mine; Free American Mine; St. James Mine; Tabor Mine; White Mine), Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Enargite5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Elephant group (Boulder Nest Mine; Free American Mine; St. James Mine; Tabor Mine; White Mine), Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:662012
Long-form Identifier:1:3:662012:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘFree American, Upper Union Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘMurry Mine, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘAmerican Sisters Mine, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘBellevue - Rochester, Jackson Mining District (Corral Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘJoe Reynolds (Elida), Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.6 miles) ⓘAlexander, Upper Union Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘSenator Tunnel, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘNorth Star - Mann, Upper Union Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘHarrison Mine, Upper Union Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘOro Cash Mine (Oro Cash Tunnel), Upper Union Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
References
Lovering, T.S., Goddard, E.N. (1950) Geology and ore deposits of the Front Range, Colorado. Professional Paper 223. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp223
 
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