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
Borówno melaphyre quarry, Krzeszów, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


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Quartz, etc.

Borówno melaphyre quarry, Krzeszów, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Agate

Borówno melaphyre quarry, Krzeszów, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Quartz, etc.

Borówno melaphyre quarry, Krzeszów, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Agate

Borówno melaphyre quarry, Krzeszów, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Quartz, etc.

Borówno melaphyre quarry, Krzeszów, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Agate

Borówno melaphyre quarry, Krzeszów, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Borówno melaphyre quarry, Krzeszów, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1472953
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1472953:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘCzarny Las range, Borówno, Gmina Czarny Bór, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘJastrzębnik Mountain, Czadrów, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘMount Bukowina, Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘMummelberg melaphyre quarry, Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘMelaphyre quarry, Grzędy, Gmina Czarny Bór, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘStary Lesieniec quarry, Stary Lesieniec, Boguszów-Gorce, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘAnielska Góra rhyolite quarry, Przedwojów, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘJabłów ore field, Jabłów, Gmina Stare Bogaczowice, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘKoło, Osiedle Grunwaldzkie, Boguszów-Gorce, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘBoguszów baryte mine, Koło, Osiedle Grunwaldzkie, Boguszów-Gorce, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Powolny, Tomasz; Dumańska-Słowik, Magdalena; Sikorska-Jaworowska, Magdalena; Wójcik-Bania, Monika (2019) Agate mineralization in spilitized Permian volcanics from “Borówno” quarry (Lower Silesia, Poland) – microtextural, mineralogical, and geochemical constraints. Ore Geology Reviews, 114. 103130 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2019.103130
 
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