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
Castagnola, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


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Milky Quartz

Castagnola, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Quartz

Castagnola, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Milky Quartz

Castagnola, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Rock Crystal

Castagnola, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Milky Quartz

Castagnola, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Quartz

Castagnola, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Milky Quartz

Castagnola, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Rock Crystal

Castagnola, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Milky Quartz

Castagnola, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Quartz

Castagnola, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Milky Quartz

Castagnola, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Rock Crystal

Castagnola, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Castagnola, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (43 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:558456
Long-form Identifier:1:3:558456:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘMadonna del Roccione, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘRuffinati, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘCattaragna, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘElectricity pylon, Ruffinati, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘBoschi-Torrio Road, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘLisore, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘMonte di Mezzo, Santo Stefano d'Aveto, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘAlpepiana, Rezzoaglio, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘRocca Marsa, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘCiapa Liscia, Ferriere, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
References
Pasquale Antonazzo collection - 2008
 
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