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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Sandstone from
Pinyon Plain Mine, Tusayan, Francis Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Sandstone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sandstone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pinyon Plain Mine, Tusayan, Francis Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1724809
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1724809:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sandstone
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘGrandview Mine, Horseshoe Mesa, Grandview Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘOrphan Mine (Orphan lode), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘPackrat Mine, Valle, Valle Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘClover Leaf No. 1, Red Mountain, San Franciscan volcanic field (San Francisco Peaks; San Francisco Mts), Coconino County, Arizona, USA
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘSaucer No. 1 prospect, North Rim, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
57.9km (35.9 miles) ⓘA & B No. 2 Mine, A & B Mining Company workings, Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘHuskon No. 12 Mine (Charles Huskon #12), Huskon Mines (Huskon group), Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
61.7km (38.4 miles) ⓘMontezuma No. 2, Montezuma group of claims, Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘLemuel Littleman 1-7 (Lemuel Littleman Nos. 1 & 7), Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘHells Hollow prospect, Willow Springs, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
References
Van Gosen, Bradley S.; Hall, Susan M.; Johnson, Craig A.; Benzel, William M. (2025) Solution-collapse breccia pipe uranium deposits of the southern Colorado Plateau, northwestern Arizona, USA. Ore Geology Reviews, 181. 106590 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106590
 
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