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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Silica (commodity) from
Sheep Draw Quarry, Larimer County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Commodity:Silica (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Silica (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sheep Draw Quarry, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1128513
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1128513:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Silica (commodity)
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘQuartz - Feldspar mine (MRDS - 10215214), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘTourmaline Prospect (MRDS - 10142626), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
40.0km (24.8 miles) ⓘBuckhorn, Masonville Mining District, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘGreen Quartz Beryl Claims No. 1-9, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘLaramie Glass Sand Deposit, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘSilica Quarry (MRDS - 10117165), Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘLoukonen Brothers Silica Mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
80.2km (49.8 miles) ⓘUnknown Quartz - Feldspar Occurrence (MRDS - 10238892), Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
80.4km (50.0 miles) ⓘUnknown Feldspar - Quartz Occurrence (MRDS - 10165727), Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
87.5km (54.4 miles) ⓘUnknown Quartz - Feldspar Occurrence (MRDS - 10117140), Ward Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
 
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