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
Tawara (Tahara), Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan


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Smoky Quartz

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Quartz, etc.

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Smoky Quartz

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Smoky Quartz

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
06250910017272730811389.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Quartz, etc.

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
05475580017272025046316.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Smoky Quartz

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Smoky Quartz

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Quartz, etc.

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
05475580017272025046316.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Smoky Quartz

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline10
Albite8
Muscovite4
Mica Group4
Chabazite1
Fluorite1
Biotite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tawara (Tahara), Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:461393
Long-form Identifier:1:3:461393:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Iwaguro Sekizai quarry, Tawara (Tahara), Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘHirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘTakayama, Fukuoka, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘEbisu Mine, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘUshiroyama, Naegi, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘYamaguchi, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘTono mine (Tohno mine), Tsukiyoshi uranium ore deposits, Mizunami City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘSasahora mine, Kani City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘAkatsu pegmatite, Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘKurisu mine, Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘTaguchi mine, Shitara, Kitashitara County, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
References
Endo, S. (2007) Chigaku Kenkyu, 56 (1), 17-23.
 
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