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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Limestone from
Hillside-Sierra Group, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Type:Limestone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limestone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hillside-Sierra Group, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1459583
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1459583:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limestone
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘApache Chief Group, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMary Jane Prospect, Derry District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘRed Cloud Prospect, Derry District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘBlack Beauty Group, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘCaballos Mountain Mining & Leaching Company Property, Pittsburg Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘHilltop Claim, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘLorraine prospects (Bowman; Holt), Derry District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘJones-Reiland Prospect, Derry District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘManganese Hill Prospect, Derry District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘNakaye Mine, Derry District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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