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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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Pyrite from
Jirna hill, Stříbro, Tachov District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jirna hill, Stříbro, Tachov District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:740529
Long-form Identifier:1:3:740529:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘMine No. 2, Sytno, Tachov District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘHlinné, Tisová, Tachov District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘMerklín mines (Merklin mines), Merklín, Plzeň-South District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘVítkov II mine, Oldřichov, Tachov, Tachov District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
27.1km (16.9 miles) ⓘMutěnín copper mine, Mutěnín, Domažlice District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘSvatá Anna, Dolní Jadruž, Chodský Újezd, Tachov District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘZadní Chodov deposit (Hinterkotten deposit), Zadní Chodov, Tachov District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘPodhorní hill (Podhora), Ovesné Kladruby, Cheb District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘKyšice deposit, Kyšice, Plzeň District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘMain iron deposit, Ejpovice, Rokycany District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
References
Bernardova, Emilie (1963): Mineralogy and geochemistry of the ores of Milikov and Jirna near Stribro. Sbornik Geologickych Ved, Loziskova Geologie (1), 65-106.
 
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