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
Root Glen, Clinton, Oneida County, New York, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphalerite8
Chalcopyrite3
Calcite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Root Glen, Clinton, Oneida County, New York, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:489030
Long-form Identifier:1:3:489030:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘFranklin Springs Lockport exposure, Oneida County, New York, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘClinton Metallic Paint Company Mine, Clinton, Oneida County, New York, USA
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘChadwicks Lockport exposure, Chadwicks, Oneida County, New York, USA
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘFrankfort Lockport exposure, Oneida County, New York, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘHerkimer Diamond Mine (Herkimer Diamond Development), Middleville, Town of Newport, Herkimer County, New York, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘAce of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, Town of Newport, Herkimer County, New York, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘMolholsky Property, Town of Fairfield, Herkimer County, New York, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘMiddleville quarry, Middleville, Town of Newport, Herkimer County, New York, USA
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘThe Elusive Herkimer Diamond Mine, Middleville, Town of Newport, Herkimer County, New York, USA
45.3km (28.1 miles) ⓘTreasure Mountain Diamond Mine, Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York, USA
References
Robinson, George W., Chamberlain, Steven C. (2007) Gazetteer of Major New York State Mineral Localities. Rocks & Minerals, 82 (6) 472-483 doi:10.3200/rmin.82.6.474-483
 
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