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
Red Ledge Mine, Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calcite
Galena
Mariposite
Stibnite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Gold6
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Ledge Mine, Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:135702
Long-form Identifier:1:3:135702:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘGiant King Quartz Mine (Giant King; Giant King Qtz.; Jumbo vein; Giant King vein), Alpha, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSlug Lode Mine (Slug group), Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘCotton King Mine (Lent; January lode), Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘRed Point Mine, Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘWhite & Johnson Mine (White and Johnson Mine), Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘSt. Patrick Consolidated Quartz Mine (St Patrick Cons. Qtz.; St. Patrick Mine), Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘFairview Mine (California Mining Company; Calumet), Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘAlpha-Omega Mines, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘTreasure Box Mine (Treasure Box No. 2 Quartz Mine; Treasure Box No. 2 Qtz.; Captain Walker Quartz; Captain Walker Qtz.; Treasure Box Nos. 1 - 2 & 3 claims), Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘWashington Consolidated Mine (Washington Cons.; Blue Bell group; Sunset; German Cons.; German Consolidated/Dee; Don; and Dale), Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
References
MacBoyle, Errol (1919), Mines and mineral resources of Nevada County: California Mining Bureau. Report 16, 270 pp. (published as separate chapter): 67
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 350
www.mineralsocal.org (1999) https://www.mineralsocal.org
 
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