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
Barruecopardo Mine, Barruecopardo, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Ferberite20
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Barruecopardo Mine, Barruecopardo, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:555415
Long-form Identifier:1:3:555415:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘAmistad mine (Margarita mine), Villasbuenas, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘCaminho Largo Mine, Freixo de Espada à Cinta e Mazouco, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘCabeço da Senhora dos Montes Ermos Mine, Freixo de Espada à Cinta e Mazouco, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘHinojosa-Saucelle road, Hinojosa de Duero, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘGold deposits (incl. Saturno Mine; Los Espinos Valley), Barruecopardo, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘAlberto pit, La Fregeneda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘVale da Madre Mine, Freixo de Espada à Cinta e Mazouco, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘRibeira do Mosteiro Mines (Riba de Alva Mines), Poiares, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘPissarrão Mine, Carviçais, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘFeli deposit, La Fregeneda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
References
Calvo Rebollar, Miguel (2016) Minerales y Minas de España - Vol. VIII. Cuarzo y otros minerales de la sílice. Fundación Gómez Pardo, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas de Madrid. 399pp.
Losantos, Emma; Borrajo, Iñigo; Losada, Iván; Boixet, Lluís; Castelo Branco, José M.; Tornos, Fernando (2025) Sn and W mineralisation in the Iberian Peninsula. Ore Geology Reviews, 179. 106542 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106542
Mota, Alexandra; Sant’Ovaia, Helena; Fádon, Oscar; Noronha, Fernando (2026) The Geochemistry of Granites Associated with W-Sn Deposits of North and Central Portugal and Castilla-León in Spain. Minerals, 16 (8). doi:10.3390/min16080823
 
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