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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Clay minerals from
Coast Brick Company Mine, Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Clay minerals' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clay minerals data
Locality Data:Click here to view Coast Brick Company Mine, Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:693627
Long-form Identifier:1:3:693627:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Clay minerals
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘBuilders Brick Company Mine, Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘHiggins Brick & Tile Company - Gardena Mine, Gardena, Los Angeles County, California, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘWestern Avenue Brick Company pit, Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘMaterial yard, Del Aire, Los Angeles County, California, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘLinderman and Decker Company Mine, Lomita, Los Angeles County, California, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘCity Brick Company pit, Westmont, Los Angeles County, California, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘIndependent Brick Company pit and plant, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘSimons Brick Company-Santa Monica pit (Santa Monica plant), Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘAcme Brick Company pit, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘSanta Monica Brick Company Mine, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
References
Gay, T.E. and Hoffman, S.R. (1954) Mines and mineral deposits of Los Angeles County, California. California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division of Mines (Report 50): 50(3&4): No. 111, p. 653
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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