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
Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland


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Quartz, etc.

Trift, Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Quartz, etc.

Trift, Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Amethyst

Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Quartz, etc.

Trift, Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Quartz, etc.

Trift, Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
00074550017272244693674.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
00868800017272256238345.jpg
Amethyst

Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Quartz, etc.

Trift, Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
07385980017369694917562.jpg
Quartz, etc.

Trift, Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
00074550017272244693674.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Amethyst

Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Locality type:Mountain Area
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz4
- var Amethyst4
Chlorite Group3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1000319
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1000319:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Burg, Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Distelgrat, Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Trift, Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘTrift, Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘDistelgrat, Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
3.5km (2.1 miles) ⓘFinsteraarhorn, Finsteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘVorderes Galmihorn, Bächi Valley (Reckingen Valley), Reckingen, Goms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘOberaarhorn, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘRisihorn, Bellwald, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘAletsch Glacier, Aletsch area, Valais, Switzerland
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘGrunerhorn, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘBurg, Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘScheuchzerhorn, Oberaar glacier, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
References
Bracke, Christian (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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