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
Harla Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, 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 Harla Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:530853
Long-form Identifier:1:3:530853:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘShiyingtan Mine, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘKanggu'er Au deposit (Kanggur Au deposit; Kangur Au deposit; Kanggul Au deposit; Kanggur Tag Au deposit; Kanggu'ertage Au deposit), Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘYunhai Intrusion, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘKan'ernan Fe deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘWutonggou Fe deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘXiaorequanzi Mine, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘHongyuntan Fe deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
60.9km (37.9 miles) ⓘHuanglongshan Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
60.9km (37.9 miles) ⓘHongshi Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘAqishan Pb-Zn deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
References
Zhang, Lian-Chang; Xiao, Wen-Jiao; Qin, Ke-Zhang; Ji, Jin-sheng; Yang, Xing-ke (2004) Types, geological features and geodynamic significances of gold-copper deposits in the Kanggurtag metallogenic belt, eastern Tianshan, NW China. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 93 (2). 224-240 doi:10.1007/s00531-004-0383-x
Chen, Chuan, Li, Shunda, Xia, Fang, Gao, Lingling, Zhang, Xuebing (2022) Insights into the Ore Genesis of the Harla Gold Deposit in Eastern Tianshan, NW China: Evidence from Geology, Fluid Inclusions, and H-O-C-S-Pb Isotopes. Minerals, 12 (7) 793 doi:10.3390/min12070793
 
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