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
Bullion mine, Montezuma area, Summit County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sillimanite1
Galena1
Chalcopyrite1
Pyrite1
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bullion mine, Montezuma area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1765136
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1765136:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘCongress; Rothschild; Pennsylvania (Minerou Tunnel), Argentine Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘRevenue; Brittle Silver; Delaware (Baltic and Revenue), Peru Creek Area, Argentine Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘPaymaster; Peruvian; Shoe Basin Tunnel, Peru Creek Area, Argentine Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘGeneva Creek, Geneva District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘBaltic (Sill; Gold Cord), Geneva District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘBuda, Peru Creek Area, Argentine Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘIsrael Williams Mine, Montezuma Mining District (Snake River Mining District), Summit County, Colorado, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘQuail Mine, Peru Creek Area, Argentine Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘSilver Wave mine, Montezuma Area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘMaid of Orleans Mine (Jumbo; Little Jumbo), Montezuma area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
References
LOVERING, T.S., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MONTEZUMA QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 178, 119 P.pp.74-75
 
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