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
Paddy's River Mine, Paddy's River District, Australian Capital Territory, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Paddy's River Mine, Paddy's River District, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:128556
Long-form Identifier:1:3:128556:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘPaddy's River Iron prospect, Paddy's River District, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘMcDonalds Mine, Cowley Co., New South Wales, Australia
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘMount Blundell base metal prospect, Cowley Co., New South Wales, Australia
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘBelconnon Gold Mine, Belconnen District, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘCanberra Brickworks, Murray Co., New South Wales, Australia
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘHall Copper prospect, Belconnen District, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘHigh Cone South prospect, Talbingo, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘWyora Copper prospect, Talbingo, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘBrindabella alluvial workings, Cowley Co., New South Wales, Australia
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘNottingham Mine (Nottingham deposit; Clear Hills Prospect), Wee Jasper, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
McQueen, Ken G.
J. R. Caldwell
Gilligan, L.B. (1975) Part 1. Mine Data Sheets to accompany Metallogenic Map, Canberra 1:250 000 Sheet. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Department of Mines.
McQueen, K.G., Caldwell, J.R., Millsteed, P.W. (1988) Primary and secondary minerals at the Paddy's River Mine, Australian Capital Territory. Australian Mineralogist 3: 83–100.
 
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