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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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Basalt from
Black Hills Mine, Little Piute Mts (Little Piutes), San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Basalt
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Basalt data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Hills Mine, Little Piute Mts (Little Piutes), San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1040567
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1040567:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Basalt
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘClipper Mountains Mine, Castle Dome, Gold Reef District, Clipper Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘMoonlight prospect, Bannock, Ibex District, Sacramento Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘHorn Mine (Virginia May Mine), Horn Peak, Turtle Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
70.4km (43.8 miles) ⓘArizona Manganese prospect, Lake Havasu City, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
77.0km (47.9 miles) ⓘBald Eagle prospect, Tom Reed Mine, Tom Reed vein, Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
78.5km (48.8 miles) ⓘDawson deposit (Mc Dowell; Black Chief), Havasu Palms (Roads End Camp), Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
80.3km (49.9 miles) ⓘMossback Mine, Gold Road Mining District, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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