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
Amistad mine (Margarita mine), Villasbuenas, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain


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Citrine

Amistad mine, Villasbuenas, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Citrine

Amistad mine, Villasbuenas, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Citrine

Amistad mine, Villasbuenas, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Quartz

Amistad mine, Villasbuenas, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Citrine

Amistad mine, Villasbuenas, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Citrine

Amistad mine, Villasbuenas, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Citrine

Amistad mine, Villasbuenas, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Quartz

Amistad mine, Villasbuenas, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Citrine

Amistad mine, Villasbuenas, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Citrine

Amistad mine, Villasbuenas, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Citrine

Amistad mine, Villasbuenas, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Quartz

Amistad mine, Villasbuenas, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Amistad mine (Margarita mine), Villasbuenas, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:370436
Long-form Identifier:1:3:370436:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘBarruecopardo Mine, Barruecopardo, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘGold deposits (incl. Saturno Mine; Los Espinos Valley), Barruecopardo, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘCaminho Largo Mine, Freixo de Espada à Cinta e Mazouco, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘCabeço da Senhora dos Montes Ermos Mine, Freixo de Espada à Cinta e Mazouco, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘHinojosa-Saucelle road, Hinojosa de Duero, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘVale da Madre Mine, Freixo de Espada à Cinta e Mazouco, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘAlberto pit, La Fregeneda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘPissarrão Mine, Carviçais, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘPedro Alvaro mine, Villares de Yeltes, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘRibeira do Mosteiro Mines (Riba de Alva Mines), Poiares, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal
References
Arroyo, A. and Calvo, M. (1995). El cuarzo citrino de Villasbuenas (Salamanca). Revista de minerales. 1: 86-89.
 
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