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
Birchville Mine (Iowa Consolidated; Birchville claim; Iowa claim; Commercial claim; North Commercial claim; South Commercial claim; Wisconsin Gold and Silver claim), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Birchville Mine (Iowa Consolidated; Birchville claim; Iowa claim; Commercial claim; North Commercial claim; South Commercial claim; Wisconsin Gold and Silver claim), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329883
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329883:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘRocky Glen Mine (Illinois Consolidated claim; Illinois Cons.; Stacey claim; Annie and Russel Ravine claim; Blue Cloud claim), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘBlue Cloud Consolidated Quartz Mine (Blue Cloud Cons Qtz; Blue Cloud Consolidated), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘStacey Quartz Mine (Stacey Qtz.), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘSpotswood Mine (Spotswoon), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘDillon Quartz Mine (Dillon Qtz.), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘGolden Age Quartz Mine (Golden Age Qtz.), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘGeneral Miles Quartz Mine (General Miles Qtz.; General Miles), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘBarron Mine (Barren), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMount Hope Quartz Mine (Golden Age; Mount Hope and Golden Age; Mount Hope Qtz.; Mount Hope claim; Golden Age claim), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘAncho Quartz Mine (Ancho Mine; Ancho claim; Erie claim; Ohio claim; Wheeling lode; Consolidaton of Ancho and Erie groups; Oliver and Holland; Dublin Bay Consolidated; Neuralgaline [Neuralgia] and Lane/Holland; Nevada; Wheeling; West Virginia; Nevada claim/Canton/Dandarine; Mc Carthy/Edison), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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