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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Dade Prospect (Claims: Mile High; Miners Dream), Flat Tops Primitive Area, Garfield County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 51' 4'' North , 107° 23' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.85111,-107.39472
GeoHash:
G#: 9x5dsntt9
GRN:
N27W60
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Chacra329 (2011)31.0km
New Castle4,669 (2017)33.2km
No Name123 (2017)33.4km
Glenwood Springs9,906 (2017)33.9km
Dotsero705 (2011)36.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
113243
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:113243:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


MALLORY, W.W., AND OTHERS, 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE FLAT TOPS PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1230--C, P. C24-C27.
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Silver; (Trace) - Zinc, Copper, Gold
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Leadville Limestone
Structure: White River Uplift, White River Uplift, Unnamed Faults
Host Rock: Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Colorado Platform; Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS

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