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
Old Hag prospect #2, Van Dam Peak, Poway, San Diego County, California, USA


Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old Hag prospect #2, Van Dam Peak, Poway, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:997198
Long-form Identifier:1:3:997198:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘOld Hag prospect No. 1, Van Dam Peak, Poway, San Diego County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSabre Springs, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘBour Mine (Bour deposit; Molybdenum Syndicate claim; Purdy and Judson Ranches), Ramona area, Ramona, San Diego County, California, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘA.B.C. Mine (ABC Mine; Daggett & MacIntosh; Daggett group), Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
28.6km (17.7 miles) ⓘProspect Mine, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘCable Mine (Little Three Extension prospect; New A.B.C. prospect; New ABC prospect), Little Three Mine area, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘSunrise claim (Black Panther prospect), Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘLittle Three Mine, Little Three Mine area, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘEquestrian prospect, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘApollo Lode claim, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
Fender, M. 2007. Written correspondence between Michael Fender of Poway and Scott L. Ritchie of Temecula, CA. Details of the "Old Hag" prospects near Van Dam Peak: Feb.
 
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