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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Andesite from
Copper - Lead - Silver Prospect (MRDS - 10014018), Crater Mining District, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Type:Andesite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Andesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper - Lead - Silver Prospect (MRDS - 10014018), Crater Mining District, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1047321
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1047321:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Andesite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘLady Bug Mine (Claims MS 10261: East Boston; West Field; Goodie Queen; Shackman; Nantucket; Elwood Mill Site; Topeka), Crater Mining District, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘRobert Burns Claim (MS 9932; Claim: Robert Burns), Crater Mining District, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘTreasure Comstock Group, Crater Mining District, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Silver-Lead-Copper-Molybdenum Occurrence (MRDS - 10014021), Mineral County, Colorado, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Silver-Lead-Copper Occurrence (MRDS - 10087893), Crater Mining District, Archuleta County, Colorado, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘAsiatic Mine (Brooklyn; MS 16857a; Alabama; MS 16857a; Kearsarge; MS 16857a; Merrimac; MS 16857a; Oregon; MS 16857a; Montgomery; MS 16857a; Olimpia; MS 16857a), Decatur West Mining District (Stunner Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘPass Me By Mine (Upper Ten; MS 15371; Cleora; MS 15371; Homestake; MS 15371; Vivian; MS 15371; Arla; MS 15371), Decatur West Mining District (Stunner Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘTrill Bird Deposit, Decatur West Mining District (Stunner Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘVera Breccia Pipe Occurrence, Platoro Mining District (Ute Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘApex Tunnel Occurrence (Watrous Claims), Decatur West Mining District (Stunner Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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