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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Cuprite from
Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:156240
Long-form Identifier:1:3:156240:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘBugalho Mine, Alandroal-Nossa Senhora da Conceição - São Brás dos Matos-Mina do Bugalho e Juromenha-Nossa Senhora do Loreto, Alandroal, Évora, Portugal
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘMociços Mine, Alandroal-Nossa Senhora da Conceição - São Brás dos Matos-Mina do Bugalho e Juromenha-Nossa Senhora do Loreto, Alandroal, Évora, Portugal
18.4km (11.5 miles) ⓘMostardeira Mine, Glória, Estremoz, Évora, Portugal
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘOrdem Lírios Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘAparis Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
75.1km (46.7 miles) ⓘVolta Ferreira Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
75.7km (47.0 miles) ⓘMinancos Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
87.4km (54.3 miles) ⓘCaeirinha Mine, Santa Susana, Alcácer do Sal e Santa Susana, Alcácer do Sal, Setúbal, Portugal
References
Gustavo Pereira Fernandes, Mineralizações de Cobre da Mina de Miguel Vacas: Caracterização Petrográfica e Geoquímica, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, Departamento de Geologia, 2012
 
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