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
Huangzhen-Zhujiachong area, Lake Hualiangting, Taihu County, Anqing, Anhui, China


Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Huangzhen-Zhujiachong area, Lake Hualiangting, Taihu County, Anqing, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:462553
Long-form Identifier:1:3:462553:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘJinao quartz deposit, Qichun Co., Huanggang, Hubei, China
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘXujialing quartz deposit, Qichun Co., Huanggang, Hubei, China
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘHuangmei Fe deposit, Huangmei Co., Huanggang, Hubei, China
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘLongmianzhai pluton, Tongbai-Dabie orogen, China
59.8km (37.1 miles) ⓘMeichuan pluton, Tongbai-Dabie orogen, China
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘZhubuyuan pluton, Tongbai-Dabie orogen, China
72.1km (44.8 miles) ⓘTongniujing Cu-Mo-Au deposit (Tongliujing Cu-Mo-Au deposit), Yueshan ore field, Huaining County, Anqing, Anhui, China
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘLingqiushan quartz deposit, Qichun Co., Huanggang, Hubei, China
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘLongmenshan Mine, Yueshan ore field, Huaining County, Anqing, Anhui, China
78.3km (48.7 miles) ⓘAnqing copper mine, Yueshan ore field, Huaining County, Anqing, Anhui, China
References
Castelli, D., Rolfo, F., Compagnoni, R., and Shutong Xu (1998): Island Arc 7 (1-2), 159–173.
Franz, Leander, Romer, R.L., Klemd, R., Schmid, R., Oberhänsli, R., Wagner, T., Dong Shuwen (2001) Eclogite-facies quartz veins within metabasites of the Dabie Shan (eastern China): pressure–temperature–time–deformation path, composition of the fluid phase and fluid flow during exhumation of high-pressure rocks. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 141 (3). 322-346 doi:10.1007/s004100000233
 
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