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
Columbia Mine (New Columbia), Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, 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 Columbia Mine (New Columbia), Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1050409
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1050409:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘLiberty Mine (Silver Moon), Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘDaniel Prospect, Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘRed Jacket Prospect, Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘLincoln Mine, Steen Group, Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘBryan Mine (Brough Property), Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘWhite Rabbit Prospect, Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘTin Cup Mine, Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘBlack Eagle Mine, Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘParks Prospect, Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘCopper Glance Mine (Idaho), Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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