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
Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA


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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Smoky Hawk claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Crystal Creek, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Crystal Creek, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Smoky Hawk claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Crystal Creek, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Crystal Creek, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
06889720017272731129502.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Smoky Hawk claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
06193850017271969034034.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
07784260017272019648589.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Crystal Creek, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Crystal Creek, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Peak
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline26
- var Amazonite7
Goethite15
Hematite10
Fluorite9
Onegite3
Albite3
- var Cleavelandite2
Feldspar Group2
Quartz1
- var Smoky Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:998722
Long-form Identifier:1:3:998722:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Crystal Creek, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Jack Rabbit claim, Crystal Creek, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Dreamtime claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Ray Ziegler pegmatite pocket, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Rocket claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Smoky Hawk claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Hawk Feathers pocket, Smoky Hawk claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Lucky Monday pocket, Smoky Hawk claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Take 5 claim (Take Five claim), Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Ute claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘRay Ziegler pegmatite pocket, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘLake George ring complex, Pikes Peak batholith, Teller County, Colorado, USA
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘQuartz Hill, Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘSky Hawk Claim, Teller County, Colorado, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘCrystal Creek, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘ2nd Mesabi Claim, Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘFlorissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘNC No. 1 claim (Clarence Coil claim), Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘpegmatite (1), Lake George (Badger Flats) Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘLake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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