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
Schwartzwalder Mine (Ralston Creek Mine), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Bayleyite2
Liebigite2
Gypsum2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Schwartzwalder Mine (Ralston Creek Mine), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:355506
Long-form Identifier:1:3:355506:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘMena Mine (Hoffmeister Homestead Prospect; Black Judge Shaft), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘDrew Hill Prospect (Drew Hill Pegmatites Nos. 1 and 2), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘCressmans Gulch Mine (Cressmans Gulch pegmatite), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘAubrey - Ladwig Mine (Aubrey Ladwig Lease; Gary Mine), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘGuy Hill pegmatite area, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘAscension Mine (Nare Lease; Nair Prospect), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘBrereton Mine, Coal Creek, Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘStrang pegmatite occurrence (S. B. Strang Ralston Creek pegmatite), Clear Creek Pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘG. H. Buckman Ranch, Front Range, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘFred Pierce Ranch (Ramstetter Quarry), Front Range, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
References
Page, Lincoln R., Stocking, Hobart E., Smith, Harriet B. (1956) Contributions to the geology of uranium and thorium by the United States Geological Survey and Atomic Energy Commission for the United Nations International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1955. Professional Paper 300. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp300
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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