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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Sandstone from
Sahara, San Rafael River Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA


Classification
Type:Sandstone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sandstone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sahara, San Rafael River Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1064922
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1064922:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sandstone
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘRabbit No. 1 Mine, San Rafael River Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘCostanza - Luhrs Claim, San Rafael River Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘWindy Mine, San Rafael River Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘBlack Panther (Hill Top; Smith Claim), San Rafael River Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘFantastic Mine (Cat Bird No. 8; Birthday No. 1), San Rafael River Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘBehunin Lease Prospect, San Rafael River Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘBlue Goose No. 1 Mine (Riverside), San Rafael River Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘAud Mine, San Rafael River Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘNorth Slope 2 Mine, San Rafael River Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘIncline No. 11 Mine (Marrion), San Rafael River Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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