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
Gabo mining area, Lhozhag County, Shannan Prefecture, Tibet, China


Locality type:Ore Field
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gabo mining area, Lhozhag County, Shannan Prefecture, Tibet, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1746893
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1746893:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘXiaba Sb occurrence, Lhozhag Co. (Luozha Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘCheqiongzhuobu Sb deposit, Comai Co. (Cuomei Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘLalong Dome, Lhozhag Co. (Luozha Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘYongri Sb deposit, Comai Co. (Cuomei Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
47.9km (29.7 miles) ⓘRangla Sb deposit, Comai Co. (Cuomei Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘLuren Sb occurrence, Nagarzê Co. (Langkazi Co.; Langkamu Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
73.1km (45.4 miles) ⓘZhegu Sb-Au deposit, Comai Co. (Cuomei Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘShabao Sb occurrence, Comai Co. (Cuomei Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
82.6km (51.4 miles) ⓘTelie Sb occurrence, Qonggyai Co. (Qiongjie Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
86.1km (53.5 miles) ⓘNagarzê Au deposit (Langkazi Au deposit), Nagarzê Co. (Langkazi Co.; Langkamu Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
References
Fu, Jiangang; Li, Guangming; Guo, Weikang; Zhang, Linkui; Dong, Suiliang; Li, Yingxu; Dong, Lei; Jiao, Yanjie (2025) Trace element geochemistry in apatite from the Gabo pegmatite type lithium deposit, Tethyan Himalaya, China: Implications for petrogenesis and metallogenesis. Ore Geology Reviews, 182. 106645 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106645
 
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