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
Flagstaff Mine, Ophir Mining District, Powell County, Montana, 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 Flagstaff Mine, Ophir Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1058079
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1058079:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘOphir Mine (Reservior and Ophir Patents), Ophir Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘOpsata Mine, Ophir Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘDenver Mine, Ophir Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘHomestead Property, Powell County, Montana, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘBaldy Smith Mine, Greenhorn Mining District (Austin Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘNakoma Mine (Golconda Mine), Stemple Mining District (Fool Hen Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘPerry Claims (Fairview Claims), Blue Cloud Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘPoker Chip Lode/Claim, Flint Creek Range Area, Powell County, Montana, USA
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘArrowhead and South America Prospect, Flint Creek Range Area, Powell County, Montana, USA
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘUnknown Ag Mine Rainbow Lake (MRDS - 10013222), Rose Mountain Mining District (Gold Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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