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
Redmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena6
Susannite3
Linarite3
Pyromorphite2
Hemimorphite1
Zincochenite1
Wulfenite1
Elyite1
Siligiite1
Brochantite1
Steverustite1
Arsenopyrite1
Cubothioplumbite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Redmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:46905
Long-form Identifier:1:3:46905:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘOdell Allanite Prospect, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘLedford Allanite Prospect, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘFred Nichols Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘPressley Sapphire Mine, Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘWoods Creek Sapphire Mine (Wood Creek), Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘI. T. Wells Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘLong Mountain Mines, Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘDry Fork Barite Prospect, Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘWillis Prospect, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘWilliams Mine (Mims Barite Mine; Krebs Barite Mine), Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
References
Streeter, Michael (2003) A Rockhounding Guide to North Carolinas Blue Ridge Mountains. Milestone Press Inc.
 
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