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
Coto Vivaldi mine, Congosto, El Bierzo, León, Castile and Leon, Spain


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 Coto Vivaldi mine, Congosto, El Bierzo, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:678780
Long-form Identifier:1:3:678780:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘVirgen de la Encina Mine, Salas de los Barrios, Ponferrada, El Bierzo, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘCasilda Mine, Tremor de arriba, Iguena, El Bierzo, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘCasayo mines (Casaio mines; Valborraz mines), Carballeda de Valdeorras, Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘTres Amigos mine, Carballeda de Valdeorras, Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘCoto San Bernardo mine, Astorga, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘCaracocha mine, Riamonte (Riamonte de Abaixo), Cervantes, Os Ancares, Lugo, Galicia, Spain
54.6km (33.9 miles) ⓘLa Campa mine, Santa Eufemia, Folgoso do Courel, Quiroga, Lugo, Galicia, Spain
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘPenouta mines, Viana do Bolo, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘPortas del Sil Au deposit, Ribas de Sil, Quiroga, Lugo, Galicia, Spain
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘVale da Formiga Mine, França, Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
References
Mapa geologico y minero de Castilla y Leon. SIEMCALSA (Sociedad de Investigación y Explotación Minera de Castilla y León, S.A)2004
 
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