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 Retuerta, Borja, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chert2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Retuerta, Borja, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1878609
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1878609:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘSanta Rosa Mine, Tierga, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘValdeoseja outcrop, Jarque de Moncayo, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘCorrales de Los Valles outcrop (Copper outcrops), Mesones de Isuela, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘGandalia iron mine, Borobia iron mines, Borobia, Soria, Castile and Leon, Spain
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘCollado del Ancho outcrop, Aranda de Moncayo, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
38.7km (24.0 miles) ⓘSan Pedro Mine (Toria Quarry), Purroy, Morés, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘCerro de las Minas mine, Villanueva de Jalón, Chodes, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘSierra de Alcarama, Valdemadera, La Rioja, Spain
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘBilbilitana Mine, Alpartir, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘRoadcut, Magaña, Soria, Castile and Leon, Spain
References
Calvo Rebollar, Miguel (2025) Gemas de España [Gems from Spain] - Tesoros de nuestra tierra [Treasures of our land]. Proyectos y Realizaciones Aragonesas de Montaña, Escalada y Senderismo (Prames). 367pp.pp.174-175
 
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