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
North Mesa 9 Mine, North Mesa Mine Group, Temple Mountain Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Adit
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view North Mesa 9 Mine, North Mesa Mine Group, Temple Mountain Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1006247
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1006247:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘNorth Mesa 5 Adit, North Mesa Mine, North Mesa Mine Group, Temple Mountain Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘCalyx No. 3 Mine, Temple Mountain Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘCrows Nest Mine (Carmel Entrada), San Rafael Desert Area, Emery County, Utah, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘDelta Mine (Hidden Splendor), San Rafael Swell Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘRobbers Roost lamproite, Emery County, Utah, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘCelestite Queen Mine, Green River area, Emery County, Utah, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘGypsum Deposits, San Rafael Desert Area, Emery County, Utah, USA
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘUtah Department Highways Pit No. 08046, San Rafael River Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘUtah Department Highways Pit No. 08047, San Rafael Desert Area, Emery County, Utah, USA
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘUtah Department Highways Pit No. 08048, San Rafael Desert Area, Emery County, Utah, USA
References
DANA R. KELLEY AND PAUL F. KERR (1958) URANO-ORGANIC ORE AT TEMPLE MOUNTAIN, UTAH. BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA VOL. 69. PP. 701-756.
 
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