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
Red Hill, Catron County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Unincorporated Area
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Hill, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:987935
Long-form Identifier:1:3:987935:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘQuaking Aspen Canyon, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Petrified Wood occurrence [1], St. Johns, Warhoop Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
59.7km (37.1 miles) ⓘDry Legget Canyon, Reserve, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
67.8km (42.1 miles) ⓘOld Horse Springs, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
88.8km (55.2 miles) ⓘBaby prospect, Mogollon Mining District, Mogollon Mountains, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
89.2km (55.4 miles) ⓘCooney Mine, Mogollon Mining District, Mogollon Mountains, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
89.5km (55.6 miles) ⓘGolden Eagle Mine, Mogollon Mining District, Mogollon Mountains, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
90.1km (56.0 miles) ⓘQueen prospect, Mogollon Mining District, Mogollon Mountains, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
90.1km (56.0 miles) ⓘAlberta Mine, Mogollon Mining District, Mogollon Mountains, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
90.2km (56.0 miles) ⓘTrilby Mine, Mogollon Mining District, Mogollon Mountains, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
References
New Mexico Rocks & Minerals
By Frank S. Kimbler, Robert J. Narsavage
 
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