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
Elsmore Tin Mine (Elsmore Tin lodes), Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia


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Quartz, etc.

Elsmore Tin Mine, Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Smoky Quartz

Elsmore Tin Mine, Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Quartz, etc.

Elsmore Tin Mine, Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Smoky Quartz

Elsmore Tin Mine, Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Quartz, etc.

Elsmore Tin Mine, Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Smoky Quartz

Elsmore Tin Mine, Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cassiterite11
Greisen1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elsmore Tin Mine (Elsmore Tin lodes), Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:355667
Long-form Identifier:1:3:355667:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘGlassy Bar, Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘNewstead lode (White Elephant lode), Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘStannifer-Bischoff lode, Stannifer, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘStannifer Fossicking site, Stannifer, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘApple Tree Gully alluvials, Apple Tree Gully, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘStormers Tin Blow, Stannifer, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘSwan Brook alluvials, Swan Brook, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘWoodfords uranium prospect 1, Gilgai, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘHorse Gully alluvials, Sapphire, Arrawatta Co., New South Wales, Australia
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘButchart lode (Old Buchardt; Butchart Reef; Butchard Reef), Tingha, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Brown, R.E.; Stroud, W.J. (1997) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Inverell 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-5. Geological Survey of New South Wales.
Williams, P. A., Leverett, P., Sharpe, J. L., Colchester, D. M., Rankin, J. (2005) Elsmoreite, cubic WO3 · 0.5H2O, a new mineral species from Elsmore, New South Wales, Australia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 43 (3) 1061-1064 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.43.3.1061
 
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