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
Richardson Ranch, Madras, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA


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Plume Agate

Richardson Ranch, Madras, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
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Plume Agate

Richardson Ranch, Madras, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
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Moss Agate

Richardson Ranch, Madras, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
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Agate

Richardson Ranch, Madras, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
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Plume Agate

Richardson Ranch, Madras, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
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Plume Agate

Richardson Ranch, Madras, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
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Moss Agate

Richardson Ranch, Madras, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
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Agate

Richardson Ranch, Madras, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
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Plume Agate

Richardson Ranch, Madras, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
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Plume Agate

Richardson Ranch, Madras, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
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Moss Agate

Richardson Ranch, Madras, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
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Agate

Richardson Ranch, Madras, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
Locality type:Ranch
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz10
- var Agate7
- var Chalcedony2
- var Plume Agate1
Thunder Egg6
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Richardson Ranch, Madras, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:994625
Long-form Identifier:1:3:994625:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘThunderegg Deposit, Pony Butte, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘPolka Dot Agate mine, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘAshwood, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
19.1km (11.8 miles) ⓘRoy Mining property (Ruby Mine), Horse Heaven Mining District, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘOregon King Mine, Horse Heaven Mining District, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘCuster Young Occurrence (Butte and View Claims), Horse Heaven Mining District, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘFreida deposit, Wasco County, Oregon, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘOpal Mountain Occurrence, Ochoco Creek, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘOpal Creek Occurrence, Ochoco Creek, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
46.9km (29.2 miles) ⓘBarnes Butte (Prineville Quicksilver), Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA
References
Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.
 
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