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
Grønnøya, Meløy, Nordland, Norway


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Rose Quartz

Grønøya Midtre Mica Quarry, Grønnøya, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
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Rose Quartz

Grønøya Midtre Mica Quarry, Grønnøya, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
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Rose Quartz

Grønøya Midtre Mica Quarry, Grønnøya, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
Locality type:Island
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grønnøya, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:485706
Long-form Identifier:1:3:485706:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Grønøya Midtre Mica Quarry, Grønnøya, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
Grønøya Østre Feldspar Quarry, Grønnøya, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
Sapphirine occurrence, Grønnøya, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘGrønøya Midtre Mica Quarry, Grønnøya, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘGrønøya Østre Feldspar Quarry, Grønnøya, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘMefjell Feldspar Quarries, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘÅgskardet LCT Pegmatite, Holandsfjorden, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘRendalsvik Graphite/Uranium Deposit, Holandsfjorden, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘØrnes LCT pegmatite, Ørnes, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘFront of Enga glacier, Holandsfjorden, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
19.2km (12.0 miles) ⓘJektvik, Rødøy, Nordland, Norway
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘSpilderdalen Skarn Occurrence, Ørnes, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
26.6km (16.6 miles) ⓘFykanfjell, Glomfjord, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
References
Østergaard, T. V. (1969) Sapphirine in a kyanite- and staurolite- bearing rock, in Årbok 1968. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 258, 62-65
 
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