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
Snake River Gravels-Rigby area, Rigby, Jefferson County, Idaho, USA


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Chalcedony

Snake River Gravels-Rigby area, Rigby, Jefferson County, Idaho, USA
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Chalcedony

Snake River Gravels-Rigby area, Rigby, Jefferson County, Idaho, USA
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Chalcedony

Snake River Gravels-Rigby area, Rigby, Jefferson County, Idaho, USA
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Chalcedony

Snake River Gravels-Rigby area, Rigby, Jefferson County, Idaho, USA
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Chalcedony

Snake River Gravels-Rigby area, Rigby, Jefferson County, Idaho, USA
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Chalcedony

Snake River Gravels-Rigby area, Rigby, Jefferson County, Idaho, USA
Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Epidote1
Feldspar Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Snake River Gravels-Rigby area, Rigby, Jefferson County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:952737
Long-form Identifier:1:3:952737:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
62.2km (38.6 miles) ⓘWelch Ground; and Gold Point and Eagle Bend (Welch Bar), Snake River Area, Bingham County, Idaho, USA
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘFox Creek Quarry, Teton County, Wyoming, USA
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘPittsburg Mine, Caribou City-Stump Creek Area MLA, Mount Pisgah Mining District, Bonneville County, Idaho, USA
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘCaribou Mountain prospect, Mount Pisgah Mining District, Bonneville County, Idaho, USA
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘGriffin Prospect (Griffiths ?), Mount Pisgah Mining District, Bonneville County, Idaho, USA
85.2km (52.9 miles) ⓘScott Mine (Birch Creek Mine), Birch Creek Mining District, Clark County, Idaho, USA
89.2km (55.4 miles) ⓘMoonlight Mine (Lion Group), Fort Hall Mining District, Bannock County, Idaho, USA
96.8km (60.2 miles) ⓘMountain Spring Prospect, Fort Hall Mining District, Bannock County, Idaho, USA
97.3km (60.4 miles) ⓘGlade Creek, Moran, Teton County, Wyoming, USA
97.4km (60.5 miles) ⓘWeimer Mine (Towlgreen Group; Paymaster; Valley View), Kaufman, Skull Canyon Mining District, Clark County, Idaho, USA
References
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