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
Goulds Country, Blue Tier district, Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mining Area
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Molybdenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Goulds Country, Blue Tier district, Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:544124
Long-form Identifier:1:3:544124:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘAnchor Mine, Lottah, Blue Tier district, Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘWeld River, Moorina, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia
30.5km (18.9 miles) ⓘGolden Gate Mine, Mathinna mining district (Mathinna goldfield), Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘMount Cameron, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘFly by night mine, Gladstone district, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘFly-by-Night Creek, Gladstone district, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘBanca Mine, Boobyalla Tin field, Banca, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘLinton mine, Forester goldfield, Forester, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘAlpine mine, Mangana, Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘArgyle mine, Mangana, Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill, Ralph S.; Baker, William. E. (2008) Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin - A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania No. 73. Mineral Resources Tasmania. 254 pp.
 
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