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
Washington Chief Consolidated Mine (Washington Chief Con.; Washington Chief Ledge; Jefferson Mine), Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega 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 Washington Chief Consolidated Mine (Washington Chief Con.; Washington Chief Ledge; Jefferson Mine), Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:330583
Long-form Identifier:1:3:330583:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘCosmopolitan Ledge Mine, Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘEthel Gold Mining Company Mine (Ethel Gold Mining Co.; Ethel & South Ethel; Ethel & So. Ethel), Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘArctic group, Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘNevada Quartz Ledge Mine (Nevada Qtz Ledge), Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘStar Mining Company Mine (Star Mng. Co.; Star Ledge; Orleans; Niagara), Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘBaltic Consolidated Quartz Mine (Baltic Cons.; Baltic Con Qtz.; Crown Point claim; Crown Point Extension claim; Shirley claim), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘCelina & Bates Lode Mine (Celina and Bates; Celina Flat Mine), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘBlue Jay Quartz Mine (Blue Jay Qtz), Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘSulphuret Gold & Silver Quartz Mine (Sulphuret Gold & Silver Qtz.), Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘSolace Quartz Mine (Solace Qtz.; Solace), Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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