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
Birkeland 04 Feldspar Quarry, Birkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway


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Quartz

Birkeland 04 Feldspar Quarry, Birkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
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Quartz

Birkeland 04 Feldspar Quarry, Birkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
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Quartz

Birkeland 04 Feldspar Quarry, Birkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
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Quartz

Birkeland 04 Feldspar Quarry, Birkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
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Quartz

Birkeland 04 Feldspar Quarry, Birkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
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Quartz

Birkeland 04 Feldspar Quarry, Birkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Birkeland 04 Feldspar Quarry, Birkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:558394
Long-form Identifier:1:3:558394:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBirkeland 02 Feldspar Quarry, Birkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBirkeland 03 Feldspar Quarry, Birkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘBirkeland 05 Feldspar Quarries, Birkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘBirkeland 01 Feldspar Quarry, Birkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘKatterås 2 Feldspar Quarry, Katterås, Vegusdal, Birkenes, Agder, Norway
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘKatterås 1 Feldspar Quarry, Katterås, Vegusdal, Birkenes, Agder, Norway
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘKatterås 4 Feldspar Quarry, Katterås, Vegusdal, Birkenes, Agder, Norway
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘKåbuland 03 Feldspar Quarry, Kåbuland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘKåbuland 04 Feldspar Quarry, Kåbuland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘKatterås 5 Pegmatite, Katterås, Vegusdal, Birkenes, Agder, Norway
References
Frigstad, Ole Fridtjof (1999) Amazonittpegmatitter i Iveland-Evje [Amazonite-pegmatites in Iveland-Evje]. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 15. 60-73
 
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