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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Quartzite from
Iron King Prospect, Blake Mining District (Mirage Mining District; Cotton Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Type:Quartzite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iron King Prospect, Blake Mining District (Mirage Mining District; Cotton Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1047477
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1047477:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘDomingo Mining District (Vulcan Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘMidland Mine (Lone Star; Boston; Fairview; Little Hope; Noah; S. Beaver Mill Site; Golden Ark; Mascot; Pueblo), Domingo Mining District (Vulcan Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘCochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
39.2km (24.3 miles) ⓘLittle Johnnie Mine (Cathey Nos. 1-5; Unpatented Claims: Little Johnnie Nos. 1-2; Charley Nos. 1-5; Little Johnnie Extension), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘIroncap Mine (Patented Claims: Iron Cap; MS 8973; Iron Band; MS 8973), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘAnaconda Mine, Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘChampion Shaft Occurrence (MS 9184; Patented Claim: Champion), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘGunnison Mine (Patented Claim: Gunnison; MS 11846), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘThorium Prospects (MRDS - 10014451), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘApache No. 4 Prospect, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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