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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Smoky Quartz from
Old Hag prospect #2, Van Dam Peak, Poway, San Diego County, California, USA


Classification
Species:Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smoky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old Hag prospect #2, Van Dam Peak, Poway, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:435975
Long-form Identifier:1:3:435975:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smoky Quartz
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘOld Hag prospect No. 1, Van Dam Peak, Poway, San Diego County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSabre Springs, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘLittle Three Mine, Little Three Mine area, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘApollo Lode claim, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘHercules Mine (Beryl claim; Hercules claim; Hercules group; Hercules prospect), Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘCoyote diggings, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
29.4km (18.2 miles) ⓘLookout Mine (Hercules group; Lookout prospect; Upper Hercules mine), Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘClark Mine, Rincon Mountain, Rincon, Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘRose Quartz Mine (Patton lode; Patten lode; Powers group; Crystal Quartz; White Quartz; Sante Fe Gem), Mesa Grande, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘMoosa Canyon, Bonsall, San Diego County, California, USA
References
Fender, M. 2007. Written correspondence between Michael Fender of Poway and Scott L. Ritchie of Temecula, CA. Details of the "Old Hag" prospects near Van Dam Peak: Feb.
 
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