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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Plagioclase from
Western Junction quarry, Breadalbane, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, Polarised-light microscopy
XRD
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Western Junction quarry, Breadalbane, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1327985
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1327985:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘRaeburn quarry, Breadalbane, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘTalisker Quarry, Breadalbane, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘRex Hill Mine (Mt Rex Mine), Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
46.6km (28.9 miles) ⓘTasmanian United Uranium Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘTipogorree Hills, George Town municipality, Tasmania, Australia
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘAndersons Creek, Beaconsfield district, West Tamar municipality, Tasmania, Australia
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘLong Hill quarry, Elizabeth Town, Meander Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘHogans Road, Scamander mining district, Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
R Bottrill, unpublished data
 
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