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
Baggetorp, Tjällmo, Motala, Östergötland County, Sweden


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Formation:Primary
Comments:Massive pegmatite core hosting W minerals.
Habit:Massive
Colour:Rosy
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Scheelite4
Wolframite Group2
Ferberite2
Diopside1
Garnet Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baggetorp, Tjällmo, Motala, Östergötland County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1676137
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1676137:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘPerstorp, Godegård, Motala, Östergötland County, Sweden
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘZinkgruvan mine, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘDalby, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘVena Mines, Hammar, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘStimmerkulla, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘLäggesta Mines, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘVagerstadalen, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘBlåberga, Hallsberg, Örebro County, Sweden
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘSnavlunda, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘLilla Älgsjö Quarry, Kolmården, Norrköping, Östergötland County, Sweden
References
Ted Johnson collectionIdentified by Harold Moritz: Visual Identification
 
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