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
Blountsville, Blount County, Alabama, USA


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blountsville, Blount County, Alabama, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:993261
Long-form Identifier:1:3:993261:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘDiamond, Marshall County, Alabama, USA
58.5km (36.4 miles) ⓘRuffner Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘMohawk Pit, Calhoun County, Alabama, USA
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘHammond; Dago; Hendona; and Valleyview Mines (Red Gap-Green Springs Ore Mines), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
72.1km (44.8 miles) ⓘSpaulding Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘWenonah Mines (Wenona No. 6; 10 Mines; TCI Fossil Division), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Silica - Sand and Gravel Quarry (MRDS - 10081289), Talladega County, Alabama, USA
79.7km (49.5 miles) ⓘShirey Prospect No. 2, Clay County, Alabama, USA
82.2km (51.1 miles) ⓘSloss Mines, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘGreer Prospect, Eagle Creek Mining District, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
References
Cook, Robert B., Smith, W. Everett (1982) Mineralogy of Alabama. Bulletin 120. Geological Survey of Alabama
 
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