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
Shuixie Mine, Shuixie Cu–Co ore field, Yongping County, Dali, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:60 Ma
Minimum recorded age:58.4 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
160 to 58.4 MaPaleocene - Ar-Ar
Sample references:
1 -
Zheng W.-w., Yang J.-d. 3, Hong T.-q.,Tao X.-c.,Wang Z.-z. (2004) Sr and C Isotopic Correlation and the Age Boundary Determination for the Neoproterozoic in the Southern Liaoning and Northern Jiangsu- Northern Anhui Provinces. Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 10(2) 165-178.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shuixie Mine, Shuixie Cu–Co ore field, Yongping County, Dali, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:474538
Long-form Identifier:1:3:474538:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘChangjie Cu-Co deposit, Yongping County, Dali, Yunnan, China
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘAlin Au deposit, Shuixie Cu–Co ore field, Yongping County, Dali, Yunnan, China
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘJinchanghe Mine, Longyang District, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘHetaoping Pb-Zn deposit, Longyang District, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
47.9km (29.7 miles) ⓘTiechang Sn deposit (Yunlong Sn deposit), Lancang river valley (Lancangjiang valley; Mekong valley), Yunlong County, Dali, Yunnan, China
67.2km (41.7 miles) ⓘZhacun Au deposit, Weishan County, Dali, Yunnan, China
72.6km (45.1 miles) ⓘShiganghe Sn-W deposit, Yunlong County, Dali, Yunnan, China
73.9km (45.9 miles) ⓘSongshan Sn deposit, Lincang, Yunnan, China
77.8km (48.3 miles) ⓘHaobadi Sn deposit (Haobade Sn deposit), Changning County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
84.1km (52.3 miles) ⓘDatongchang Sn-Pb-Zn deposit (Dadongchang Sn-Pb-Zn deposit), Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
References
Chinese Journal of Geology 40(1), 125-128 (2005)
Yong Wang, Zengqian Hou, Xuanxue Mo, Fangliu Dong, Xianmei Bi, and Pusheng Zeng (2006): Mineral Deposits 25(1), 60-70
Guanghui Wang, Yucai Song, Zengqian Hou, Xiaohu Wang, Zhusen Yang, Tiannan Yang, Yanxue Liu, Yingfei Jiang, Xiaofei Pan, Hongrui Zhang, Yingchao Liu, Zheng Li, and Chuandong Xue (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(4), 413-424
 
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