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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Quartz from
Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Colour:Blue
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1004307
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1004307:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Ama Oro Mine (Whitmore), Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
Caledonia Mine, Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
Diamond placer occurrence MRDS No. 10028324, Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
Fort Ann Mine (Acme; Robinson), Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
Madeira Mine, Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘDiamond placer occurrence MRDS No. 10028324, Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘAma Oro Mine (Whitmore), Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘReward Mine (Clough), Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘPeyton deposit (Peyton Crocker-Preston prospect), Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘTellurium Mine, Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘDane & Mitchell Mine (Dane and Mitchell), Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘRainbow Mine, Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘPine Grove Unit Mine, Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘBoulder Mine, Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘFort Ann Mine (Acme; Robinson), Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
References
January, 1954: 211
California Journal of Mines and Geology (1954): 50(1)
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 316.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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