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
Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal


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Smoky Quartz

Regada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
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Smoky Quartz

Regada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
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Smoky Quartz

Regada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
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Smoky Quartz

Regada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
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Smoky Quartz

Regada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
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Smoky Quartz

Regada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
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Smoky Quartz

Regada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
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Smoky Quartz

Regada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
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Smoky Quartz

Regada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
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Smoky Quartz

Regada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
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Smoky Quartz

Regada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
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Smoky Quartz

Regada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Laueite2
Molybdenite1
Pseudolaueite1
Phosphosiderite1
Almandine1
Strengite1
Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)1
Rockbridgeite1
Metatorbernite1
Tavorite1
Hureaulite1
Cacoxenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:154472
Long-form Identifier:1:3:154472:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Cabeço do Seixo, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
Chão do Castanheiro, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
Regada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
Rochel, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
Seixinho Mine - Cunha Alta, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘChão do Castanheiro, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCabeço do Seixo, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘRochel, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘCunha Baixa Mine, Cunha Baixa, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed pegmatite, São Cosmado, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘRegada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘPedrouços Mine, Fornos de Maceira Dão, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘSeixinho Mine, Santiago de Cassurrães e Póvoa de Cervães, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘSeixinho Mine - Cunha Alta, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘNossa Senhora da Esperança quarry, Quintela de Azurara, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
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