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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Cuprite from
Sassonero Mine, Villa di Sassonero, Monterenzio, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sassonero Mine, Villa di Sassonero, Monterenzio, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1220523
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1220523:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘFosso Grotta del Lupo, Monghidoro, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘPrada, Grizzana Morandi, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
67.8km (42.1 miles) ⓘNalbi, Impruneta, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
71.2km (44.2 miles) ⓘMonte Pratofiorito, Bagni di Lucca, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
71.2km (44.3 miles) ⓘCa' de Vanni (Cà Vanni), Frassinoro, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
80.0km (49.7 miles) ⓘCase Zobbi, Villa Minozzo, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘGambassi Quarry (Borgo alla Collina), Gambassi Terme, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
98.4km (61.1 miles) ⓘLa Striscia, Il Castagno, Gambassi Terme, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
References
Dalrio, G. (1980) Mineralogia del bolognese. Officine Grafiche Cacciari, Bologna, 120 pp. Pedroni, G., Rosciglione, L., Varoli, M., Baratta, C. (1996) I minerali delle ofioliti nell'Appennino bolognese e modenese. Gruppo A.V.I.S. Mineralogia e Speleologia, Bologna, 286 pp.
 
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