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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Schist from
Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Schist
Comments:Mesoproterozoic in age. Quartzose and quartz-mica schists. Rock unit name: Apache Group and the over-faulted older Pinal Schists.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schist data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1015662
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1015662:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schist
17.1km (10.7 miles) ⓘResolution deposit, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘAjax Mine, Bell Butte area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘReymert Mine, Reymert Canyon, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘLive Oak pit, Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
64.3km (39.9 miles) ⓘLead King Mine, Stowe Gulch, Landsman Camp, Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
65.3km (40.6 miles) ⓘTule Mine (Patented claim MS 2016; Unpatented claims - Tule; Tule claims; T Bone Mine), Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
67.5km (41.9 miles) ⓘCobre Grande Mine (Duval Sulfur and Potash Co. Mine; Cowboy Mine; Cowboy tunnel), Cobre Grande Mountain, Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
69.1km (43.0 miles) ⓘGrand Reef Mine, Laurel Canyon, Grand Reef Mountain, Klondyke, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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