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
Minyue Mn deposit (Minle Mn deposit), Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, 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 Minyue Mn deposit (Minle Mn deposit), Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:482503
Long-form Identifier:1:3:482503:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘDongping Mine, Baojing Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘNaizibao Mine (Laozibao Mine ?), Limei ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘShizishan Mine, Tudiping ore block, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘMinyue Mn deposit (Mingyue Mn deposit), Chengkou Co., Chongqing, China
63.8km (39.6 miles) ⓘShuiyinchang Hg deposit, Baojing Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
70.8km (44.0 miles) ⓘXiaochayuan Mine (Rongxi Mine), Rongxi, Xiushan Co., Chongqing, China
71.1km (44.2 miles) ⓘZhangpo Hg deposit, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘHouziping Mine, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘDongjiahe Pb-Zn deposit, Chenxi Co., Huaihua, Hunan, China
83.3km (51.8 miles) ⓘXiaguangrong Mine, Luota Pb-Zn ore field, Longshan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
References
Shikun Huang (1990): Sedimentary formation and ore-forming environment of China's primary Mn deposits. Geology and Prospecting 26(9), 6-11, 20.
Qi Zhou, Yuansheng Du, and Ying Qin (2013): Mineral Deposits 32(3), 457-466
Xie, Wenquan; Ma, Guojie; Ma, Xiao; Wang, Yong; Cao, Taotao; Wu, Sainan (2026) Paleo-ocean environmental fluctuations controlling manganese mineralization and organic matter enrichment in the Cryogenian Datangpo Formation, Western Hunan, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 193. 107261 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107261
 
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