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
Ebisu Mine, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ebisu Mine, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:166553
Long-form Identifier:1:3:166553:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘHirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘTakayama, Fukuoka, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘTawara (Tahara), Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘUshiroyama, Naegi, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘYamaguchi, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘTono mine (Tohno mine), Tsukiyoshi uranium ore deposits, Mizunami City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘSasahora mine, Kani City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
40.3km (25.1 miles) ⓘKurisu mine, Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘAkatsu pegmatite, Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘTaguchi mine, Shitara, Kitashitara County, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
References
Harada, Zyunpéi (1954) Chemical Analyses of Japanese Minerals (III). Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Series 4, Geology and mineralogy = 北海道大學理學部紀要, 8(4): 289-348.
浜地忠男, & 谷正巳. (1961). 岐阜県苗木地方ウラン調査報告. 纐纈山および西大洞地区の砂鉱. 地調月報, 11, 34-40.
Sadanaga, Ryoichi, Bunno, Michiaki (1974) The Wakabayashi Mineral Collection. Bulletin 7. The University Museum, The University of Tokyo
 
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