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
Yanbei Sn deposit, Xikengjing Sn ore field (Mikengshan Sn ore field), Huichang Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yanbei Sn deposit, Xikengjing Sn ore field (Mikengshan Sn ore field), Huichang Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:463462
Long-form Identifier:1:3:463462:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘShangwan Sn deposit, Xikengjing Sn ore field (Mikengshan Sn ore field), Huichang Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘShitouping Ion-Adsorption Heavy REE Deposit, Anyuan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘShuitou pluton, Huichang Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘHeling REE deposit, Xunwu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘYanqian Mine, Wuping Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘXiefang Mine, Ruijin Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
45.6km (28.4 miles) ⓘHecaokeng deposit, Hecaokeng Uranium ore field, Huichang Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘCaotaobei U deposit (U deposit No. 6722), Hecaokeng Uranium ore field, Huichang Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
48.4km (30.0 miles) ⓘAozibei deposit, Hecaokeng Uranium ore field, Huichang Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘKengweiwo W deposit, Yudu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
References
Changshi Liu, Weizou Shen, Xiaolin Xiong, and Dezi Wang (1994): Typomorphic characteristics of main rock-forming minerals in tin-bearing porphyries, Yanbei, Jiangxi. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 14(1), 7-14 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Ganguo Wu, Da Zhang, and Bailin Chen (1999): Journal of China University of Geosciences 10(1)
Yuping Mei, Huaqin Li, Denghong Wang, Yuanfa Lu, Hongmei Yang, Jianxiang Xu, and Jiajing Zhang (2007): Acta Geoscientica Sinica 28(5), 456-461
Zhangfa Yu, Haijie Zhao, Lingang Xu, Jia Sun, Yong Liu, and Licheng Zhang (2013): Mineral Deposits 32(2), 280-288
Gao, Yan; Ni, Pei; Pan, Jun-Yi (2025) The role of fluid mixing in the formation of the large-scale Yanbei porphyry tin deposit, South China: Insights from fluid inclusion microthermometry and LA-ICP-MS analyses. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106947 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106947
 
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