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
Alberche river quartz vein, Navas del Rey, Community of Madrid, Spain


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Quartz

Alberche river quartz vein, Navas del Rey, Community of Madrid, Spain
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Quartz

Alberche river quartz vein, Navas del Rey, Community of Madrid, Spain
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Quartz

Alberche river quartz vein, Navas del Rey, Community of Madrid, Spain
Locality type:Vein
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alberche river quartz vein, Navas del Rey, Community of Madrid, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1412948
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1412948:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘLa Montañesa Mine, Navalagamella, Community of Madrid, Spain
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘEl Tesoro Mine (Agustina Mine), Villa del Prado, Community of Madrid, Spain
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘLos Horcajuelos, El Hoyo de Pinares, Ávila, Castile and Leon, Spain
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘPuerto de la Cruz Verde Quarries, Zarzalejo, Community of Madrid, Spain
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘArroyo del Valle, Puerto de la Cruz Verde, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Community of Madrid, Spain
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘCoto Nuevo quartz dyke, Galapagar, Community of Madrid, Spain
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘLa Primera Mine (Cabeza Líjar), Guadarrama, Community of Madrid, Spain
36.3km (22.5 miles) ⓘArroyo del Fortín Mine (Arroyo de Trofa Mine), Torrelodones, Community of Madrid, Spain
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘPepita Prospect, Collado Mediano, Community of Madrid, Spain
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘHoya de los Toriles quarry, Villacastín, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain
References
Jiménez Martínez, R., González Laguna, R., Lozano Fernández, R.P., Paradas Herrero, Á., Baeza Chico, E., Torres Matilla, M.J. y Cabrera Andonaegui, B. 2013. Colección de Minerales de las Comunidades y Ciudades Autónomas del Museo Geominero: Catálogo de la Comunidad de Madrid. Cuadernos del Museo Geominero, 16, publicación en CD-ROM.
 
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