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
San Nicolás Mine, Valle de la Serena, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain


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Quartz

San Nicolás Mine, Valle de la Serena, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Quartz

San Nicolás Mine, Valle de la Serena, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Quartz

San Nicolás Mine, Valle de la Serena, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite13
Carminite8
Bismuthinite7
Scorodite6
Arseniosiderite5
Segnitite4
Ferberite4
Bismite4
Native Bismuth2
Cosalite2
Covellite2
Chalcopyrite2
Molybdenite2
Stolzite2
Philipsbornite1
Mimetite1
Hidalgoite1
Pharmacosiderite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Nicolás Mine, Valle de la Serena, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:407853
Long-form Identifier:1:3:407853:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘMariquita Mine (Sultana Mine), Usagre, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘLa Parrilla Mine (Adelaida open pit mine), Almoharín, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
50.8km (31.5 miles) ⓘOropesa Tin Project, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
55.1km (34.2 miles) ⓘLa Parilla Mine, Miajadas, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘDon Bonete mine, Hinojosa del Duque, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
64.6km (40.1 miles) ⓘPotosí mine, Guadalcanal, Seville, Andalusia, Spain
65.2km (40.5 miles) ⓘLas Colmenitas, Santa Marta, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
70.3km (43.7 miles) ⓘAlcantarilla mine, Belalcázar, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
73.3km (45.6 miles) ⓘMonchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
74.4km (46.3 miles) ⓘCerro de la Sal quarry, Sierra Albarrana, Hornachuelos, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
References
Calvo Rebollar, Miguel (2016) Minerales y Minas de España - Vol. VIII. Cuarzo y otros minerales de la sílice. Fundación Gómez Pardo, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas de Madrid. 399pp.
Borrajo, Iñigo; Tornos, Fernando; Stein, Holly; Hanchar, John M. (2024) Geochronology and decoupling controls of Sn-(Ta-Li) and W-(Sn) mineralization in the Iberian Variscan Massif, Spain and Portugal. Ore Geology Reviews, 173. 106253 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106253
 
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