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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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Schist from
Garfield Claim, Crestone Mining District (Baca Grant Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Type:Schist
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schist data
Locality Data:Click here to view Garfield Claim, Crestone Mining District (Baca Grant Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1047445
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1047445:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schist
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘConcordia Claim, Crestone Mining District (Baca Grant Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘSunbeam Claim, Crestone Mining District (Baca Grant Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘPelican Claim, Crestone Mining District (Baca Grant Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘDandy - Copper Tunnel, Crestone Mining District (Baca Grant Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘCrestone Mineral Company Claims (Vanderbilt; Sampson; Crestone; Dewey; Wedge; Hooper), Crestone Mining District (Baca Grant Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘIndependence Mine (Independence Mill Site Alamosa; Queen Esther Claims; Independent; Bonanza; Eastern Star; Midnight Star; Baca Grant No. 4), Crestone Mining District (Baca Grant Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘSkek City Mine (Skek Mine), Custer County, Colorado, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘBig Stake Nickel Deposit (Big Stake Claim), Custer County, Colorado, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘIron Dollar Gulch Deposit, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘCotopaxi Mine (Cotopaxi lode; Gumaer Mine; Fannie lode; Fannie Mill), Mine Gulch, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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