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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Calcite from
Green Knobs, Red Lake volcanic field, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA


Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Green Knobs, Red Lake volcanic field, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:236966
Long-form Identifier:1:3:236966:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘOutlet Neck, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘZilditloi Mountain, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘBecenti Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘLukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘDiamond No. 2 Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘ4b Mine, White Ash Peak, Lukachukai Mining District, Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA
81.4km (50.6 miles) ⓘMariano Lake deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
84.7km (52.6 miles) ⓘNelson Point mine, Eastside mines, Shiprock District, San Juan County, New Mexico, USA
87.2km (54.2 miles) ⓘRuby No. 1 deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
89.2km (55.4 miles) ⓘGravel Cap Mine (Oak Springs Mine; Oak Springs Gravel Cap Mine), Northeast Carrizo Mountains Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
References
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
 
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