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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:The following minerals have been observed as inclusions;

Ajoite
Azurite (rare)
Bornite
Calcite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chlorite
Clinozoiste
Copper
Cuprite
Epidote
Hematite
Kaolinite
Malachite
Muscovite
Papagoite
Pyrite
Shattuckite
Zoisite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Ajoite244
Papagoite100
Hematite42
Native Copper34
Calcite23
Epidote21
Kaolinite8
Cuprorivaite7
Piemontite6
Tangeite5
Chlorite Group5
Shattuckite3
Chalcocite3
Albite2
Quartz2
- var Amethyst2
Cuprite2
- var Chalcotrichite1
Malachite1
Chrysocolla1
Clinozoisite-Epidote Series1
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Photo GalleryView Gallery (46 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:251968
Long-form Identifier:1:3:251968:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.5km (0.9 miles) Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
5.1km (3.1 miles) Artonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
17.4km (10.8 miles) Palm Grove Farm, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
19.4km (12.1 miles) Soutpansberg Coalfield, Limpopo, South Africa
29.5km (18.3 miles) Barend Farm, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
33.0km (20.5 miles) Albasini Farm, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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