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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Quartz from
Ashe Mining Company Magnetite Mine (Waughbank Property; Marble Magnetite; Ballou's Horse Creek Ore Bank), Ashe County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ashe Mining Company Magnetite Mine (Waughbank Property; Marble Magnetite; Ballou's Horse Creek Ore Bank), Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1344829
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1344829:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘKing Magnetite Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘTurkey Knob Magnetite prospects, Poison Branch Belt of deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘPiney Creek Mine (Ballou Mine), Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mountain, Warrensville, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘPoison Branch Mine, Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘBallou Mines (Ballou Home Place Magnetite prospect; Robinson opening and Pine Tree tunnel; Ballou Home Place prospect), Crumpler, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘU. Ballou Magnetite Prospect (Moore Bank), Ballou Magnetite Belt, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘBallou Home Place Magnetite Prospect (Robinson Opening and Pine Tree Tunnel), Ballou Magnetite Belt, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘBlevins Magnetite Prospects, Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘShatley Springs, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
References
Contributions to Economic Geology,1922,Part 1
W.S. Bayley (1922) General Features of the Magnetite Ores of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee
 
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