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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Beryl from
Pedra da Moura Mine, Touvedo (São Lourenço e Salvador), Ponte da Barca, Viana do Castelo, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pedra da Moura Mine, Touvedo (São Lourenço e Salvador), Ponte da Barca, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1032798
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1032798:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘCosta e Cortinhas Mine, Cibões e Brufe, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘCovide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘDornas Mine, Bouro (Santa Maria), Amares, Braga, Portugal
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘBreia Mine ("Lourinhal quarry"), Moreira do Lima, Cabração e Moreira do Lima, Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
23.6km (14.6 miles) ⓘLas Sombras Mine, Lobios, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
25.7km (15.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed mine, Estorãos, Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘCarris Mines, Cabril, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘCerdeirinha Mine, Arga de Baixo, Caminha, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘWestern pegmatite, Muro Alto Mine, Anjos e Vilar do Chão, Vieira do Minho, Braga, Portugal
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘMuro Alto Mine, Anjos e Vilar do Chão, Vieira do Minho, Braga, Portugal
References
Leal Gomes, C., Azevedo, A., Lopes Nunes, J., & Dias, P. A. (2009). Phosphate fractionation in pegmatites of Pedra da Moura II claim–Ponte da Barca–Portugal. Estudos Geológicos, 19(2), 172.
 
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