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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Chalcedony from
Opal Butte, Morrow County, Oregon, USA


Locality type:Table/Butte
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Chalcedony
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcedony data
Locality Data:Click here to view Opal Butte, Morrow County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:148835
Long-form Identifier:1:3:148835:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcedony
28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘMonument Quarry, Monument, Grant County, Oregon, USA
82.2km (51.1 miles) ⓘHumboldt (Bear Creek; Humboldt Metallics Corp.), Ochoco Creek, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
86.1km (53.5 miles) ⓘRibelin Occurrence, Marks Creek area, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
87.5km (54.4 miles) ⓘOpal Creek Occurrence, Ochoco Creek, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
89.6km (55.7 miles) ⓘMack Claims (Red Jacket), South Fork Area, Grant County, Oregon, USA
89.7km (55.7 miles) ⓘOpal Mountain Occurrence, Ochoco Creek, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘLittle Giant, Greenhorn Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA
94.8km (58.9 miles) ⓘParamount Occurrence (Golden Fleece), Greenhorn Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA
95.3km (59.2 miles) ⓘAmity Mine (International Mercury; Homestake Mercury; Johnson Creek; New Amity; Paulsen and Saylor), Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘLittle Hay Creek Occurrence (Miller Flat; Flag Creek), Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA
References
MacFall, Russell P. (1951) Gem hunter's guide. Science and Mathematics Publishing Company. p.1-187.
 
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