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
Putnam County Mining Corp. Mine, Pine Pond, Town of Kent, Putnam County, New York, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Putnam County Mining Corp. Mine, Pine Pond, Town of Kent, Putnam County, New York, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:617670
Long-form Identifier:1:3:617670:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘTilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘMahopac Mines, Town of Carmel, Putnam County, New York, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘInterstate 84 road cuts, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘTuckahoe and Patterson Marble Company Quarry, Town of Patterson, Putnam County, New York, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘDenny Magnetite Mine, Town of Putnam Valley, Putnam County, New York, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘShaft 7, Delaware Aqueduct, Town of Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘCroft Mine, Oscawana Corners, Town of Putnam Valley, Putnam County, New York, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘInterstate 84 and US Route 202 interchange, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘWestern Connecticut State University, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘMount Taurus Quarry, Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, USA
References
Martens, James H. C. (1924) Scorodite from Putnam County, New York. American Mineralogist, 9 (2) 27-28
 
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