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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Calcite from
Myre Marble Quarry, Andøya, Andøy Municipality, Nordland, Norway


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Myre Marble Quarry, Andøya, Andøy Municipality, Nordland, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1464867
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1464867:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘBødal Iron Prospects, Andøya, Andøy Municipality, Nordland, Norway
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘRismålstind Iron Prospect, Andøya, Andøy Municipality, Nordland, Norway
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘGrottebadet, Harstad, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
49.3km (30.7 miles) ⓘGolia, Sortland, Nordland, Norway
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘHornvatnet, Sortland, Nordland, Norway
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘTjeldsund Bridge, Harstad, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
73.7km (45.8 miles) ⓘEspenes Iron-Phosphorus Deposit, Dyrøy, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
74.4km (46.2 miles) ⓘNordmarken Base Metal Prospect, Evenes, Nordland, Norway
75.1km (46.7 miles) ⓘEvenes-Håfjellet Carbonate Belt, Evenes, Nordland, Norway
76.8km (47.7 miles) ⓘTårstad Base Metal Prospects, Evenes, Nordland, Norway
References
(2006) Deposit Area 1871 - 301. Myre. The Industrial Mineral Database, Geological Survey of Norway.
 
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