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
Bessa Mining Field, Morgade, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal


Locality type:Mining Field
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bessa Mining Field, Morgade, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:911428
Long-form Identifier:1:3:911428:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘLimarinho deposit, Ardãos e Bobadela, Boticas, Vila Real, Portugal
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘEncosta do Penedo do Raio Mine, Bragado, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real, Portugal
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘRibeira de Pena Mining Field, Santa Marinha, Ribeira de Pena, Vila Real, Portugal
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘSeixigal (Pereira de Selão), Vilas Boas, Vidago, Chaves, Vila Real, Portugal
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘBorralha Mining Field, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘBorralha Mines, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘQuelha do Moinho do Carrazedo Mine, Ribeira de Pena (Salvador) e Santo Aleixo de Além-Tâmega, Ribeira de Pena, Vila Real, Portugal
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘCastanheiro Mine, Cabril, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘSódria Mine, Bornes de Aguiar, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real, Portugal
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘSão João da Corveira Mining Field, São João da Corveira, Valpaços, Vila Real, Portugal
References
LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1695SnW
 
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