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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Quartz from
Calle Jitas Blvd Chert Occurrences, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA


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Chalcedony

Calle Jitas Blvd Chert Occurrences, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Chalcedony

Calle Jitas Blvd Chert Occurrences, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Chalcedony, etc.

Calle Jitas Blvd Chert Occurrences, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Chalcedony

Calle Jitas Blvd Chert Occurrences, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Chalcedony

Calle Jitas Blvd Chert Occurrences, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Chalcedony, etc.

Calle Jitas Blvd Chert Occurrences, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
05278100017431093542717.jpg
Chalcedony

Calle Jitas Blvd Chert Occurrences, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
01074640017431093553148.jpg
Chalcedony

Calle Jitas Blvd Chert Occurrences, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Chalcedony, etc.

Calle Jitas Blvd Chert Occurrences, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Road
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Occurs as either massive chunks or drusy coatings in both vugs and on top of rocks.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite1
Aragonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Calle Jitas Blvd Chert Occurrences, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1710649
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1710649:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Chert Occurrence No.1, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Chert Occurrence No.2, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘModoc Mine, Tortugas Mountain Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘTortugas Mine, Tortugas Mountain Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘStevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘRuby (Hayner) Mine, Modoc Mining District, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘOrejon Mine, Tortugas Mountain Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘModoc Mine, Modoc Mining District, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘFillmore Canyon prospect, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘFranklin claims, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
References
Brighton Alfred Collection.Identified by Brighton Alfred: Visual Identification
 
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