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
La Purísima Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico


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Quartz, etc.

La Purísima Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Quartz

La Purísima Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Quartz, etc.

La Purísima Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Quartz

La Purísima Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
05115910017420263082533.jpg
Quartz, etc.

La Purísima Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Quartz

La Purísima Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Purísima Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1690486
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1690486:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘBuena Tierra Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘAnimas Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘCocineras Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘInglaterra Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘPotosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSanta Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘSan Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘJuan Aldama, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘJulimes, Julimes Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘSierra Peña Blanca, Peña Blanca District, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
References
Rod Martin Collection via dealers label for "Purisma Workings, Level 4, West Camp, Santa Eulalia."Identified by Rod Martin: Visual Identification, Inferred (explain how)
 
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