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
Del Moro Quarry, Oteruelo de la Valduerna, Santiago Millas, León, Castile and Leon, Spain


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Anatase4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Del Moro Quarry, Oteruelo de la Valduerna, Santiago Millas, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:570590
Long-form Identifier:1:3:570590:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘReguerón del Geijo, Castrocalbón, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘSarita Mine, Albares de la Ribera, Torre del Bierzo, El Bierzo, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘCasilda Mine, Tremor de arriba, Iguena, El Bierzo, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘLa Sierra Mine, Villaferrueña, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘCoto Vivaldi mine, Congosto, El Bierzo, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
58.0km (36.1 miles) ⓘCasayo mines (Casaio mines; Valborraz mines), Carballeda de Valdeorras, Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
58.3km (36.2 miles) ⓘLa Baña Lake (Lago de la Baña), La Baña, Peña Trevinca, Encinedo, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
59.8km (37.2 miles) ⓘSierros Negros, Sena de Luna, Castile and Leon, Spain
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘTres Amigos mine, Carballeda de Valdeorras, Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘMonte da Gandeira e Serra das Barreiras Brancas Mines, Aveleda e Rio de Onor, Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
References
Calvo Rebollar, Miguel. (2009). Minerales y Minas de España. Vol. IV. Óxidos e hidróxidos. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas de Madrid. Fundación Gómez Pardo. 751 págs.
 
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