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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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Gold (commodity) from
Preston Gold Mine (Bismuth; Chloride; Mother; Dr. Emma; Judge; Major), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Gold (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Gold (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Preston Gold Mine (Bismuth; Chloride; Mother; Dr. Emma; Judge; Major), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1124191
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1124191:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Gold (commodity)
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘRound Mountain Prospect, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘGeyser Mine (Security - Geyser), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘHerman Passiflora Mine (Shafts: Vidler; Edman; Baker; Rey; Blunt; Denver Lease; Claims: Thames River; Ten To One; Songbird), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘKeystone Mine (Annabel Lode; Fraction Claim), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘDakota Maid Prospect, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘElizabeth Prospect (Bertha; Ophir Lode; Callahan), Rosita Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘGeorgia Bassick, Rosita Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘBig Stake Nickel Deposit (Big Stake Claim), Custer County, Colorado, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘSkek City Mine (Skek Mine), Custer County, Colorado, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘRed Mountain Prospect (Mowe; Hollister and Drake Operation Claims: Mary Jean; Lucky Strike; Shamrock Claims), Copper Gulch Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
 
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