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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Shale from
Elarton Manganese Deposit, Crestone Mining District (Baca Grant Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Shale
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Shale data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elarton Manganese Deposit, Crestone Mining District (Baca Grant Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1047426
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1047426:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Shale
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘKing Midas Claims (Bonanza Claims; King Midas No. 8), Horn Peak Area, Custer County, Colorado, USA
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘDamn Fool Claims (Macho 1-20; Hopeful 1-3; Margaret Group; Crestone 1-6), Custer County, Colorado, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Iron Mine (MRDS - 10013993), Orient Mining District, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘBeck Mountain Lode, Crestone Needles Area, Custer County, Colorado, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘSteele Canyon Mining; Milling; and Investment Company Claims (Independence; Victor; Princess), Blake Mining District (Mirage Mining District; Cotton Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘIsabell Group, Gardner Area, Huerfano County, Colorado, USA
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘAnal No. 1 Mine (Mitzy; Buckhorn; M.P. Nos. 1-9; Security Exploration Company Claim), Gardner Area, Huerfano County, Colorado, USA
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘPine Canyon Lode Occurrence (Southmost Claim Group), Wellsville Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘMcIntire Property, La Veta Pass Area, Huerfano County, Colorado, USA
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘColorado Copper Company Mine, Red Gulch Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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