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
Homestake Mine (Henderson Tunnel; Excello; Gold Dust; Parkmont), New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, 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 Homestake Mine (Henderson Tunnel; Excello; Gold Dust; Parkmont), New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:785692
Long-form Identifier:1:3:785692:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘViola Lode Occurrence, New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘBull Elk Lode (Arrowhead Lode), New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘNew World Project (Daisy Mine; Little Daisy; Tredennick; Morning Star; Glengarry; Homestake Breccia Deposit; Homestake; Carlton; McLaren Gold Company; McLaren Deposit; Lula Mine), New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘMcLaren Mine (Estelle; New Year's Gift), New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘFisher Mountain Prospect, New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘHidden Lake, Horseshoe District, Park County, Montana, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘAngie pegmatite claims, Park County, Wyoming, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘBlack Diamond Prospect (War Eagle Prospect), Cowles Mining District (Haystack Mining District; Boulder Mining District; Independence Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘAmethyst Mountain, Park County, Wyoming, USA
44.5km (27.7 miles) ⓘPicket Pins prospect (Picket Pin occurrence), Sweet Grass County, Montana, USA
References
Gobla, Michael J. (2012) Montana Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 87 (3) 208-240 doi:10.1080/00357529.2012.676825
 
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