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
Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA


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Chalcedony

Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
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Chalcedony

Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
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Chalcedony

Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
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Chalcedony

Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
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Chalcedony

Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
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Chalcedony

Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:566356
Long-form Identifier:1:3:566356:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘHalls Gap, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘRenfro Valley (I-75 exit 62), Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘCaldwell Stone Company Quarry, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘHayden Vein, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA
40.3km (25.1 miles) ⓘSomerset Quarry (Hinkle Contracting quarry), Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘGray Hawk coal bed, Jackson County, Kentucky, USA
70.2km (43.6 miles) ⓘNally - Gibson Quarry, Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky, USA
76.4km (47.5 miles) ⓘBassett Products Co. quarry, Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
77.3km (48.0 miles) ⓘNatural Bridge Stone Company; Inc. (Stanton Quarry & Mill; Hinkle Construction), Powell County, Kentucky, USA
85.4km (53.1 miles) ⓘBadger Mine and Mill (Badger Mine), Taylor County, Kentucky, USA
References
R&M 81:6 pp. 420-440.
 
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