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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Fluorapatite from
Carvalhal quarry, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal


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Fluorapatite, etc.

Carvalhal quarry, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Carvalhal quarry, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Carvalhal quarry, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Carvalhal quarry, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Carvalhal quarry, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Carvalhal quarry, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Carvalhal quarry, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Carvalhal quarry, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Carvalhal quarry, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Carvalhal quarry, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Carvalhal quarry, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Carvalhal quarry, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite10
Quartz8
- var Smoky Quartz7
Muscovite7
Bertrandite5
Torbernite1
Opal1
- var Opal-AN1
Hydroxylherderite1
Microcline1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Carvalhal quarry, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (17 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:487847
Long-form Identifier:1:3:487847:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Nuno Afonso collection
 
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