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
Mystery group (Fairview; Champion Mine), Kendall Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, 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 Mystery group (Fairview; Champion Mine), Kendall Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:380674
Long-form Identifier:1:3:380674:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘPittsburg tunnel, Sultan Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘAlethea group, Sultan Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘThunder Tunnel Mine, Sultan Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘDiamond mine (Emblem lode), Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘJennie Parker Mine, Sultan Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘEmpire group, Sultan Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘLittle Dora Mine, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘLackawanna Mine, Kendall Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘNorth Star Mine (Sultan Mine; North Star-Sultan), Sultan Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘRed Anvil occurrence, Hazelton Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
Musgrave, John A., Thompson, Tommy B. (1991) Sultan Mountain Mine, western San Juan Mountains, Colorado; a fluid inclusion and stable isotope study. Economic Geology, 86 (4) 768-779 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.86.4.768
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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