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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Albite from
Monteneve Mine (Schneeberg Mine), Moos in Passeier (Moso in Passiria), Burggrafenamt (Burgraviato), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz12
Almandine12
Biotite12
Muscovite11
Garnet-mica schist8
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monteneve Mine (Schneeberg Mine), Moos in Passeier (Moso in Passiria), Burggrafenamt (Burgraviato), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:391918
Long-form Identifier:1:3:391918:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘTimmelsjoch (Passo del Rombo), Moos in Passeier (Moso in Passiria), Burggrafenamt (Burgraviato), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘObernberger Tribulaun, Obernberg am Brenner, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘCima di Stilves (Zinseler Spitze), Freienfeld (Campo di Trens), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘKirchdachspitze, Trins, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘIron mines, Hoher Burgstall, Neustift im Stubaital, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘFossa di Trues, Kematen (Caminata), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘLe Cave (Grasstein), Franzensfeste (Fortezza), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘBurgum Alp, Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘGrabspitze (Cima Grava) North and West Slope, Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘGrabspitze (Cima Grava) East Slope, Pfunders Valley (Fundres Valley), Vintl (Vandoies), Puster Valley District, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
References
Exel, Reinhard (1987) Guida mineralogica del Trentino e del Sudtirolo [Mineralogical guide to Trentino and South Tyrol]. Athesia. 204 pp.
 
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