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
Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


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Quartz, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Quartz, etc.

Artonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Quartz, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Quartz, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Quartz, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
01282000017272009132248.jpg
Quartz, etc.

Artonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
08675440017272009111511.jpg
Quartz, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
01893380017272009164306.jpg
Quartz, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Quartz, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
01282000017272009132248.jpg
Quartz, etc.

Artonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Quartz, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Quartz, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Ajoite258
Papagoite106
Hematite48
Native Copper35
Epidote27
Calcite23
Kaolinite10
Piemontite7
Cuprorivaite7
Pyrite7
Tangeite5
Chalcocite5
Chlorite Group5
Shattuckite4
Albite2
Quartz2
- var Amethyst2
Cuprite2
- var Chalcotrichite1
Malachite1
Chrysocolla1
Epidotite1
Clinozoisite-Epidote Series1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20347
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20347:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Artonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘMessina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘArtonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘSoutpansberg Coalfield, Limpopo, South Africa
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘPalm Grove Farm, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘBarend Farm, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘAlbasini Farm, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Cairncross, Bruce (1991) The Messina Mining District, South Africa. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (3) 187-199pp.187-187
Gitari, Wilson Mugera, Rendani Thobakgale, and Segun Ajayi Akinyemi. (2018) "Mobility and Attenuation Dynamics of Potentially Toxic Chemical Species at an Abandoned Copper Mine Tailings Dump" Minerals 8, no. 2: 64. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8020064
Cairncross, Bruce, Rumsey, Mike S. (2022) Cuprorivaite and Papagoite from the Messina Mine, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Rocks & Minerals, 97 (2) 134-141 doi:10.1080/00357529.2022.2004512
 
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