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
Fly-by-Night Creek, Gladstone district, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Habit:Prismatic.
Colour:Mostly smoky, some amethyst.
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Significance:Classic locality for this mineral (see references.)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fly-by-Night Creek, Gladstone district, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1008980
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1008980:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘFly by night mine, Gladstone district, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘMount Cameron, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘBanca Mine, Boobyalla Tin field, Banca, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘWeld River, Moorina, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘLinton mine, Forester goldfield, Forester, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘAnchor Mine, Lottah, Blue Tier district, Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘSouthern Cross mine, Waterhouse goldfield, Waterhouse district, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘGoulds Country, Blue Tier district, Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
59.5km (36.9 miles) ⓘGolden Gate Mine, Mathinna mining district (Mathinna goldfield), Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
59.7km (37.1 miles) ⓘWhiting prospect, The Sidling, Launceston City municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
R. Bottrill, unpub. data.
Bottrill, Ralph S.; Baker, William. E. (2008) Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin - A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania No. 73. Mineral Resources Tasmania. 254 pp.
 
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