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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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Cassiterite from
Boulder Creek; Purkeypile Boulder Creek; Boulder Creek Tin Lode; Purkey Tin; Wonder; Scenic; Basin; Lead Prospect, McGrath Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boulder Creek; Purkeypile Boulder Creek; Boulder Creek Tin Lode; Purkey Tin; Wonder; Scenic; Basin; Lead Prospect, McGrath Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:577579
Long-form Identifier:1:3:577579:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
57.7km (35.8 miles) ⓘHidden Creek Occurrence, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘDollar Creek Mine, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
73.9km (45.9 miles) ⓘThunder Creek Mine, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘThunder Creek Occurrence, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
75.1km (46.7 miles) ⓘCache Creek Area Mine, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
75.4km (46.8 miles) ⓘNugget Creek; Nugget Bench High Channel Mine, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
75.7km (47.0 miles) ⓘWindy Creek Mine, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
76.2km (47.3 miles) ⓘWillow Creek; Big Willow Creek; Little Willow Creek; Wilson Creek; Hansen; Jennings; Rice; Rocky Gulch; Slate Gulch; Snow Gulch Mine, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
76.6km (47.6 miles) ⓘPoorman Creek; Kast; Nelson And Larson Mine, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘCanyon Creek; Divide Creek; Long Creek Mine, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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