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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Asiatic Mine (Brooklyn; MS 16857a; Alabama; MS 16857a; Kearsarge; MS 16857a; Merrimac; MS 16857a; Oregon; MS 16857a; Montgomery; MS 16857a; Olimpia; MS 16857a), Decatur West Mining District (Stunner Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USAi
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Asiatic Mine (Brooklyn; MS 16857a; Alabama; MS 16857a; Kearsarge; MS 16857a; Merrimac; MS 16857a; Oregon; MS 16857a; Montgomery; MS 16857a; Olimpia; MS 16857a)Mine
Decatur West Mining District (Stunner Mining District)Mining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 22' 38'' North , 106° 37' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.37722,-106.62305
GRN:
N25W62
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
South Fork362 (2017)32.6km
Gerrard278 (2011)33.4km
Alpine174 (2011)34.8km
Pagosa Springs1,756 (2017)36.2km
Del Norte1,604 (2017)41.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
112013
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:112013:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0



Patented Claims: Asiatic 1-4 Placer; MS 16857a; Illinois; MS 16857a; Louisiana
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 85: Polymetallic veins
Host Rock Unit: Summitville Andesite, Intrusive Rocks--Quartz Latite Porphyry
Structure: San Juan Volcanic Field, Platoro Caldera, Summitville Caldera, Alamosa River Stock, Sheepshead Vent-Dome
Host Rock: Andesite, Quartz Latite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Asiatic Mill Site; MS 16857b;

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPetzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAlunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
OOxygen
Oⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
KPotassium
Kⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
AgSilver
Agⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
TeTellurium
Teⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
Auⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2

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References

Deposit:: LIPMAN, P.W., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PLATORO CALDERA AREA, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USA
Deposit:: PATTON, H.B., 1917, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PLATORO-SUMMITVILLE MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: CGS BULL. 13.
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