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
Huff Barite Prospects, Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, 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 Huff Barite Prospects, Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1048969
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1048969:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘOliver Barite Mine, Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘStone Barite Mine, Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘWest Meyer Barite Mine (Herr Barite Mine), Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘWhite Rock Hollow Barite Mine, Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘSpence Barite Mine, Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘQuartzite Quarry (MRDS - 10274826), Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘMooneyham Barite Mine (Monohan Barite Mine), Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘMud Tunnel Hollow Barite Mine, Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘBeetree Knob Barite Prospect, Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘCross Mountain Barite Prospect, Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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