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
Nopal No. 1 Mine, Sierra Peña Blanca, Peña Blanca District, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nopal No. 1 Mine, Sierra Peña Blanca, Peña Blanca District, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:487255
Long-form Identifier:1:3:487255:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘPuerto No. 3 mine, Sierra Peña Blanca, Peña Blanca District, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘMargaritas No. 1 Mine, Sierra Peña Blanca, Peña Blanca District, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘSierra Peña Blanca, Peña Blanca District, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘJuan Aldama, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘRancho Borunda, Estacion Ojo Laguna, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘEstacion Ojo Laguna, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘOjo de San Martin, Estacion Ojo Laguna, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘEstacion Trancas, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘRancho Agua Nueva, Sierra del Gallego, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
52.2km (32.4 miles) ⓘLas Choyas, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
References
Econ Geol (1991) 86:233-248
www.swri.org (2001) http://www.swri.org/4org/d20/ghs/PBlanca/mineral.html
Dobson, Patrick F., Fayek, Mostafa, Goodell, Philip C., Ghezzehei, Teamrat A., Melchor, Felipe, Murrell, Michael T., Oliver, Ronald, Reyes-Cortés, Ignacio A., De La Garza, Rodrigo, Simmons, Ardyth (2008) Stratigraphy of the PB-1 Well, Nopal I Uranium Deposit, Sierra Peña Blanca, Chihuahua, Mexico. International Geology Review, 50 (11) 959-974 doi:10.2747/0020-6814.50.11.959
Hernández-Herrera, Cristina; Canché-Tello, Jesús G.; Rodríguez-Guerra, Yair; Faudoa-Gómez, Fabián G.; Eichert, Diane M.; Ignatyev, Konstantin; Cabral-Lares, Rocío M.; Pérez-Reyes, Victoria; Esparza-Ponce, Hilda E.; Montero-Cabrera, María-Elena (2025) Uranium Mineral Particles Produced by Weathering in Sierra Peña Blanca, Chihuahua, Mexico: A Synchrotron-Based Study. Minerals, 15 (4). 333 doi:10.3390/min15040333
 
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