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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Garnet Group from
Carlton Shaft Mine (Gold Hill Mine; Gold Hill group), Shadow Mountain group (Gold Hill claim group; Glory claim group; Yucca Lilly claim group; Foster Mines; Grey Copper Mine; Balboa claim group), Shadow Mountain, Shadow Mts [1], San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Comments:Occurs in a garnetiferous quartz-biotite schist.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Biotite
Quartz
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Carlton Shaft Mine (Gold Hill Mine; Gold Hill group), Shadow Mountain group (Gold Hill claim group; Glory claim group; Yucca Lilly claim group; Foster Mines; Grey Copper Mine; Balboa claim group), Shadow Mountain, Shadow Mts [1], San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:983766
Long-form Identifier:1:3:983766:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘBeck Mine [1] (Beck deposits; Kingston Iron deposit; Iron Gossam; Beck Mine; Gossan No. 1; 2 & 5 claims), Kingston Peak, Kingston Range District, Kingston Range, San Bernardino County, California, USA
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘRiley Mine [2] (Riley Tungsten Mine; Standard Mine No. 1; Excelsior Copper Mine; Standard Tungsten Mine; Blue Grass Mine), Kessler Peak, Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘNew Trail Mine (Anchor Mine; Cima Mine; Johnson Mine; Colorado Mine), Kokoweef Peak (Kokoweep Peak; Koko Weef Mountain), Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘGreen Monster Mine, Shenandoah Peak (Shenandoah Mountain), Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘSilver Star occurrence (Lucky lode), Kessler Peak, Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘIron Gold Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘTrio group, Barnwell, Vanderbilt District (New York District), New York Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
95.8km (59.5 miles) ⓘClipper Mountains Mine, Castle Dome, Gold Reef District, Clipper Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
98.2km (61.0 miles) ⓘCelestial prospect, Jack Spring, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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