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
Golden Shear Mine (Patented Claim: Bonita; MS 11327), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Quartzite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Golden Shear Mine (Patented Claim: Bonita; MS 11327), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1047799
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1047799:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘLittle May Mine, Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘSummit Mine, Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘGood Hope Mine (Patented Claims: Good Hope; MS 7764; Wonder; MS 7764), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘKankakee Mine (Pure Gold; Iron Mask; Aurum; Oro; Tunnel Site; Golden Age; Extension; Lake View; Iron King; Crusader Gold Mine; Chance; Gold Coin; Bullion; Unpatented Claims: Kankakee), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘBeartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘAmerican Nettie Mine, Gold Hill, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘSouth Park Mine (Patented Claim: South Park; MS 1563), Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘMontezuma Mine, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
78.0km (48.4 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
78.0km (48.5 miles) ⓘThorium Prospects (MRDS - 10014451), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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