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-monzonite from
Unnamed Lead Mine (MRDS - 10013741), Buffalo Creek Area, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Quartz-monzonite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz-monzonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Lead Mine (MRDS - 10013741), Buffalo Creek Area, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1046271
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1046271:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz-monzonite
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘRedskin Mines (Shawnee No. 1; 3 Claims; Redskin 1a; 2b; 2a; 1b), Shawnee Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘApex Mine (Unpatented Claims: Rosella; Little May; Apex No. 2; Apex No. 7; Apex Copper Company Mine; Patented Claims: Apex; Kanesko), Lake George Beryllium area (Badger Flats Beryllium area; Mountain Dale), Park County, Colorado, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘUranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10013796), Wilkerson Pass Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘGem Dandy Prospect (Jim Dandy Prospect), Kenosha Pass Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘMac George Prospect (Mac George No. 4; Tedco and MacGeorge; Yellow Queen), Kenosha Pass Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘUranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10013797), Wilkerson Pass Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘMuley Gulch Prospect, Chase Gulch Area, South Park, Park County, Colorado, USA
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘCu Prospect (MRDS - 10087812), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘMorgan (Morgen Manganese Prospect), Montezuma Area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
54.5km (33.8 miles) ⓘBurke Martin Mine (Silver Wing), Snake River, Montezuma Area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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