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
Quartz placers, Fiddletown (Oleta), Fiddletown Mining District (Oleta Mining District), Amador County, California, USA


Locality type:Placer
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Occurs as crystals (does not specify if rock crystal or milky).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Quartz placers, Fiddletown (Oleta), Fiddletown Mining District (Oleta Mining District), Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:669514
Long-form Identifier:1:3:669514:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘChrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District (Oleta Mining District), Amador County, California, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘUmatilla Mine, Coyoteville, Fairplay Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘRed Cloud Mine, Plymouth, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘIllinois Mine (Green Mine; Illinois Green), Plymouth, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘSleeping Beauty Mine, Nashville (Quartzburg), Nashville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘWyomea Mine (Mooney claim), Plymouth, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘGambling Mine (Gamblin), Coyoteville, Fairplay Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘMonte De Oro occurrence, Enterprise, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘAmador King prospect (Rhetta), Enterprise, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
8.8km (5.4 miles) ⓘExcelsior prospect (Idaho Jr. prospect), Enterprise, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
References
Carlson, D.W. & W.B. Clark (1954), Mines and Minerals of Amador County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 50: 214-215
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
 
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