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
Big Iron Mine, Orient Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, 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 Big Iron Mine, Orient Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1672005
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1672005:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘPelkey and Dille, Orient Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘRegina, Orient Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘJennie Mine, Ferry County, Washington, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘLawrence, Clugston Creek Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘGold Bar Mine, Kettle Falls Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘChloride Queen Mine, Clugston Creek Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘSierra Zinc Mine, Deep Creek Area, Northport Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘNorth Star Mine, Jewel Lake area, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘClearcut Mn occurrence, Mount Rhoderick Dhu, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘCLY Group (BiTel Knoll), Bunker Hill Mine, Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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