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
Bächli glacier, Bächli Valley, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland


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Quartz, etc.

Bächli glacier, Bächli Valley, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
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Quartz, etc.

Bächli glacier, Bächli Valley, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
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Smoky Quartz

Bächli glacier, Bächli Valley, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
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Quartz, etc.

Bächli glacier, Bächli Valley, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
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Quartz, etc.

Bächli glacier, Bächli Valley, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
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Smoky Quartz

Bächli glacier, Bächli Valley, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
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Quartz, etc.

Bächli glacier, Bächli Valley, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
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Quartz, etc.

Bächli glacier, Bächli Valley, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
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Smoky Quartz

Bächli glacier, Bächli Valley, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
Locality type:Glacier
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chlorite Group2
Titanite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bächli glacier, Bächli Valley, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1000612
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1000612:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘBrünberg, Bächli Valley, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘCrystal cleft of 1719, Vorderer Zinggenstock, Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘRufibach cleft, Vorderer Zinggenstock, Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘVorderer Zinggenstock, Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘSummit, Vorderer Zinggenstock, Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘJuchlistock, Bächli Valley, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘFahner and Streun cleft, Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘRitzlihorn, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘZinggenlücke cleft, Tierberge, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘBäregg, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
References
Stalder, Hans Anton; Wagner, Albert; Graeser, Stefan; Stuker, Peter (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf Verlag. 579pp.p.336
 
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