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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Milky Quartz from
Yuanling Au deposit, Shizimiao Au-Mo ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Milky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Milky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yuanling Au deposit, Shizimiao Au-Mo ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1489997
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1489997:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Milky Quartz
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘShanggong Mine, Luoning County, Luoyang, Henan, China
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘLongmendian Ag deposit, Luoning County, Luoyang, Henan, China
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘJ26 breccia pipe Au deposit, Niutougou Au deposit, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘVein VII Au deposit, Niutougou Au deposit, Luoning County, Luoyang, Henan, China
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘShangzhuang Au deposit, Niutougou Au deposit, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘHuangshui'an Mo-(Pb) deposit, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘDongwan Au deposit, Dongwan gold field, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
65.6km (40.8 miles) ⓘShenjiayao Au-Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Shanzhou District, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘXiaoshan Au deposit, Shanzhou District, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
98.2km (61.0 miles) ⓘFancha gold deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
References
Sheng, Y. M., Tang, L., Zhang, S. T., Zhao, Y., Santosh, M., Li, J. J., & Hu, X. K. (2022). Distal gold mineralization associated with porphyry system: The case of Hongzhuang and Yuanling deposits, East Qinling, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 104701.
 
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