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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Calcite from
San Andres lead mine, San Andres Canyon Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Andres lead mine, San Andres Canyon Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1452750
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1452750:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘGreen Crawford Mine, San Andrecito Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘHospital Canyon, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘGreenback Claim, Grandview Canyon Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘMountain Chief Mine, Black Mountain Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘBlackhawk prospect, Emma group, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘMerrimac Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Fluorspar group, Sulphur Canyon District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Prospects, Grandview Canyon Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘBig Three Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘTennessee Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
References
McLemore, V. T., Sutphin, D. M., Hack, D. R., & Pease, T. C. (1996). Mining history and mineral resources of the Mimbres Resource Area. Doña Ana, Luna, Hidalgo, and Grant Counties, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Open-file Report, 424, 251.
 
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