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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Zircon from
Casa Castiglione tonalite (Ca' Castiglione tonalite; Casa Castiglioni "granite"), Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Casa Castiglione tonalite (Ca' Castiglione tonalite; Casa Castiglioni "granite"), Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1366016
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1366016:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
0.6km (0.3 miles) ⓘCa' di Micco tonalite (Ca' di Micco "granite"), Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘRio San Michele plagiogranite, Renno, Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘFantoni Quarry, Monte Beni, Futa Pass - Raticosa Pass area, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘSasso di Castro, Futa Pass - Raticosa Pass area, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘSasso della Mantesca, Piancaldoli, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘRio delle Pozzere, San Clemente, Monterenzio, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘSasso Cinturino, Villa Collemandina, Garfagnana, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘFornovolasco metarhyolite formation, Fornovolasco, Fabbriche di Vergemoli, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
66.7km (41.4 miles) ⓘBottino Mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘTagliata Quarry (La Tagliata Quarry), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Pedroni, G., Rosciglione, L., Varoli, M., and Baratta, C. (1996) I minerali delle ofioliti nell'Appennino bolognese e modenese. Gruppo A.V.I.S. Mineralogia e Speleologia, Bologna, 286 pp.
Bertacchini, M., Bettelli, G., Bonazzi, U., Capedri, S., Capitani, M., Castaldini, D., Conti, S., Corradini, D., Fioroni, C., Fontana, D., Fregni, P., Gasperi, G., Giusti, C., Lugli, S., Marchetti, M., Panini, F., Panizza, M., Pellegrini, M., Piacente, S., Rossi, A., Soldati, M., and Tosatti, G. (1999) I beni geologici della provincia di Modena. Artioli Editore, Modena, 104 pp.
 
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