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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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Clay from
Buckeye Placer, Tenmile Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Placer
Classification
Type:Clay
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clay data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buckeye Placer, Tenmile Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1050107
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1050107:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Clay
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘNewsome House Placer, Tenmile Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘOld Montana Placer (Idaho; Montana; Sacajawea), Tenmile Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘKeyes Placer (Blue Bird), Tenmile Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘCal-Idaho Placer (Gold Hill), Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘNewsome and Leggett Creek Placer, Tenmile Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘTiernan Hill Placer, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘFrench Gulch Placer (Myke; Quail Placer Claims; Peace J.), Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘStites Clay Occurrence No. 23, Cottonwood Area, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘGrangeville Clay Occurrence No. 24, Unorganized District, Grangeville Area, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘGrangeville Clay Occurrence No. 26, Grangeville Area, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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