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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Silica from
Risley deposit (Burroughs deposit; Risley Burroughs deposit), Jewell Valley, San Diego County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Silica' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Silica data
Locality Data:Click here to view Risley deposit (Burroughs deposit; Risley Burroughs deposit), Jewell Valley, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:646934
Long-form Identifier:1:3:646934:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Silica
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Silica claim - 5, Campo, San Diego County, California, USA
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Silica prospect - 2, Potrero, San Diego County, California, USA
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘRound Potrero deposit, Potrero, San Diego County, California, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Silica claim (1), Pine Valley, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘFish Mountain Silica deposit (Fish Mtn Silica deposit), Fish Creek Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘCuyamaca Silica occurrence, Cuyamaca, San Diego County, California, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘShell Group Placer Mine, Plaster City, Imperial County, California, USA
63.5km (39.5 miles) ⓘFeatherstone deposit, Lakeside, San Diego County, California, USA
76.2km (47.4 miles) ⓘClark Lake deposits, Borrego Springs, San Diego County, California, USA
89.9km (55.9 miles) ⓘHaldredge deposit, Lake Wohlford, San Diego County, California, USA
References
Weber, F. Harold Jr. (1963) Geology and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. County Report 3. California Division of Mines and Geology p.215
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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