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
Owl Creek Mine, Todd Valley, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer 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 Owl Creek Mine, Todd Valley, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:331098
Long-form Identifier:1:3:331098:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘEureka Consolidated Mine (Eureka Cons.; Eureka No. 1 claim; Eureka No. 2 claim; Eureka Extension No. 1 claim; Buttes Extension claim; Hathaway claim; Kirkland claim), Todd Valley, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘGarbe and De Maria Mine (Dry Hill; Blue Jay), Todd Valley, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au mine [39], Todd Valley, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au mine [37], Todd Valley, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘAlameda Mine, Weimar, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘWhiskey Tunnel Mine, Weimar, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘInternational Mine (Cons. Intl. [Consolidated International]; International Quartz Mine), Grizzly Bear House, Placer County, California, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘPettigrew-Stafford Mine (Pettigrew - Stafford lease; Gray lease), Yankee Jims, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘBig John Mine (Tigar claim; Buena Vista claim; Ruby claim; Blue Bell claim), New England Mills, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘHinchy Mine, New England Mills, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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