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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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Smoky Quartz from
Struthwald quarries, Niederwiesa, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smoky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Struthwald quarries, Niederwiesa, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1508613
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1508613:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smoky Quartz
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘRatsstein quarry, Hartmannsdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘElzing quarry, Hartmannsdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘRochsburg, Lunzenau, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘShaft 238, Himmelreich Mine, Gehringswalde, Wolkenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘSt Johannes Mine, Wolkenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘBeihilfe Mine, Halsbrücke, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘGreifenstein adit, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘSegen Gottes Erbstolln Mine (Segen Gottes Mine), Gersdorf, Striegistal, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘSteina quarry, Steina, Hartha, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘNaundorf quarry (Buchberg quarry), Bobritzsch-Hilbersdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
References
www.mineralienatlas.de (n.d.) https://www.mineralienatlas.de/?l=15915
 
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