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
Central, Washington County, Utah, USA


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Chalcedony

Mountain Meadow, Central, Washington County, Utah, USA
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Chalcedony

Mountain Meadow, Central, Washington County, Utah, USA
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Chalcedony

Mountain Meadow, Central, Washington County, Utah, USA
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:In basalt flows
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Central, Washington County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:989429
Long-form Identifier:1:3:989429:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Mountain Meadow, Central, Washington County, Utah, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘMountain Meadow, Central, Washington County, Utah, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘHolt Canyon, Enterprise, Washington County, Utah, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘSouthernmost Newcastle Area Prospects, Antelope Range Mining District, Antelope Range, Iron County, Utah, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘProspect South of Newcastle, Antelope Range Mining District, Antelope Range, Iron County, Utah, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘLeeds Creek Prospects, Silver Reef Mining District, Washington County, Utah, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mine, Silver Reef Mining District, Washington County, Utah, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘEscalante Mine, Escalante Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘBlowout Pit (Columbia Steel Mine), Blowout Hollow, Iron Mountain, Pinto Iron Mining District (Pinto Mining District; Silver Belt Mining District), Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘSilver Peak Prospects, Antelope Range Mining District, Antelope Range, Iron County, Utah, USA
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘShaft Near Silver Canyon Occurrence, Antelope Range Mining District, Antelope Range, Iron County, Utah, USA
References
Bullock, Kenneth C. (1981) Minerals and mineral localities of Utah. Bulletin 117. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey
 
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