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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Quartzite from
Troy Mine (Gray Eagle lode; Troy lode), Troy Mining District, Grant Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Quartzite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Troy Mine (Gray Eagle lode; Troy lode), Troy Mining District, Grant Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1590563
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1590563:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘFirst Strike Prospect, Troy Mining District, Grant Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘLocke Mine, Troy Mining District, Grant Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘShoe - Shoe Mine, Troy Mining District, Grant Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘVanderhoef claims, Troy Mining District, Grant Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
6.0km (3.8 miles) ⓘHaller claims, Troy Mining District, Grant Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘNorth Star Claim, Troy Mining District, Grant Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘGold Point Mine Southern Workings, Gold Point Mine (Golden Rod Mine; Gold Ledge Mine), Currant Mining District, Horse Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
66.5km (41.3 miles) ⓘEaton(?) prospect, Arrowhead Mining District, Reveille Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘNew Reveille Mine (L.C. Extension; Reveille Lead Mine; Forelorn Hope claim; Last Chance claim; Liberty claim; Admiral claim; Admiral No. 1 claim; Eagle claim), Reveille, Reveille Mining District, Reveille Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
73.9km (45.9 miles) ⓘCappy's Diggins, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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