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
Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments: A complex pegmatite. Average grain size ranges from about 7mm to 1M. Muscovite highly fractionated. Tourmalines exhibit bent, broken, and \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite5
Microcline3
- var Amazonite2
Almandine2
Albite2
- var Oligoclase2
Schorl2
Beryl2
- var Morganite1
Pegmatite1
Pollucite1
Lepidolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20838
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20838:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘJohnson's Cove Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘGeorges Fork Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘBalsam Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘS. W. Presley Mine (Presnell Mine), Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘFlem McPeters Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘAutrey Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘAyles Creek Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
3.9km (2.5 miles) ⓘClinchfield Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘGrape Hollow Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘBittner Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
References
Miller, J.W. and Allen, C.W. "Mineralogy of the Ray Mica Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina." UNCA, 2001. (to be published by NCGS)
 
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