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
Big Dyke Mine (Big Dike Mine; Edna claim; Little Dyke claim; Alta claim; Helen claim; Dyke claim; Extension claim; Big Dyke claim), Grouse Mountain, South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta 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 Big Dyke Mine (Big Dike Mine; Edna claim; Little Dyke claim; Alta claim; Helen claim; Dyke claim; Extension claim; Big Dyke claim), Grouse Mountain, South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:333015
Long-form Identifier:1:3:333015:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘBallou group (Manzanita Falls; Great Falls; Hope), Grouse Mountain, South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘContinental Mine, Grouse Mountain, South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘLodi Mine, Kanaka Peak, South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘPotosi Mine (Spring Gulch Mining Company; Muletown Consolidated Mine), Igo (South Fork), South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘJim Fisk Mine, Mule Mountain, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘNorth Star and Elkhorn Mine, Mule Mountain, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘAnavina group (Peerless), Mule Mountain, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘHall Brothers Mine (Scharrell Mine), South Fork Mountain, South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘGreat Western Mine (Stony Gulch Mine), Mule Mountain, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘDesmond Mine (Aurora Mine), Ducket Peak, South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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