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
Wheeling Lode Mine (West Virginia and Ohio; Wheeling; Wheeling Lode and mill site), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, 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 Wheeling Lode Mine (West Virginia and Ohio; Wheeling; Wheeling Lode and mill site), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:951599
Long-form Identifier:1:3:951599:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘCanton Mine, Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘNeuralgaline & Lane Mine, Ancho Quartz Mine (Ancho Mine; Ancho claim; Erie claim; Ohio claim; Wheeling lode; Consolidaton of Ancho and Erie groups; Oliver and Holland; Dublin Bay Consolidated; Neuralgaline [Neuralgia] and Lane/Holland; Nevada; Wheeling; West Virginia; Nevada claim/Canton/Dandarine; Mc Carthy/Edison), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘDandarine Mine, Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘAncho Quartz Mine (Ancho Mine; Ancho claim; Erie claim; Ohio claim; Wheeling lode; Consolidaton of Ancho and Erie groups; Oliver and Holland; Dublin Bay Consolidated; Neuralgaline [Neuralgia] and Lane/Holland; Nevada; Wheeling; West Virginia; Nevada claim/Canton/Dandarine; Mc Carthy/Edison), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘDublin Bay Consolidated Mine (Dublin Bay Cons.), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘOliver & Holland Mine (Oliver and Holland; Holland), Erie Consolidated Lode Mine (Erie Con Lode), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘMcCarthey Lode Mine (Dublin Bay lode), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘRepublic Quartz Mine [1] (National group; National Quartz Mine; Republic Qtz.), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘErie Consolidated Lode Mine (Erie Con Lode), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘGeneral Miles Quartz Mine (General Miles Qtz.; General Miles), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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