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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
Vale da Madre Mine, Freixo de Espada à Cinta e Mazouco, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal


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 Vale da Madre Mine, Freixo de Espada à Cinta e Mazouco, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:761191
Long-form Identifier:1:3:761191:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘPissarrão Mine, Carviçais, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘCaminho Largo Mine, Freixo de Espada à Cinta e Mazouco, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘFerronho Mine, Mós, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘRibeira do Mosteiro Mines (Riba de Alva Mines), Poiares, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘFragas da Carvalhosa Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘCabeço da Roda Mine, Lagoaça e Fornos, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘCabeço da Mua Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘFonte Santa Mine, Lagoaça e Fornos, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘMoncorvo Mining Field, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘBarruecopardo Mine, Barruecopardo, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
References
F. Noronha et al. (1998) Mineralizações filonianas de chumbo-atimónio do NE de Portugal. Algumas notas para o seu conhecimento. Cumunicações do Instituto Geológico e Mineiro. Tomo 84, fasc. 1: B75-B78
 
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