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
Gauli, Lauteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland


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Quartz

Gauli, Lauteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland
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Quartz

Gauli, Lauteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland
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Quartz

Gauli, Lauteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland
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Quartz

Gauli, Lauteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland
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Quartz

Gauli, Lauteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland
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Quartz

Gauli, Lauteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland
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Quartz

Gauli, Lauteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland
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Quartz

Gauli, Lauteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland
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Quartz

Gauli, Lauteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland
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Quartz

Gauli, Lauteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland
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Quartz

Gauli, Lauteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland
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Quartz

Gauli, Lauteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gauli, Lauteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1000607
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1000607:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘBächli glacier, Bächli Valley, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘRitzlihorn, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘRosenlaui, Schattenhalb, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘSchwarzwald Alp, Meiringen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘZinggenlücke cleft, Tierberge, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘScheuchzerhorn, Oberaar glacier, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘRufibach and Wenger cleft, Tierberge, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘGrunerhorn, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘFahner and Streun cleft, Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘBrünberg, Bächli Valley, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
References
Stalder, Hans Anton; Wagner, Albert; Graeser, Stefan; Stuker, Peter (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf Verlag. 579pp.p.334
 
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