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
Proaño Mine, Fresnillo, Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico


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Quartz

Proaño Mine, Fresnillo, Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
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Quartz

Proaño Mine, Fresnillo, Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
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Quartz

Proaño Mine, Fresnillo, Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:There is no Fresnillo Mine in the Pinos District and the pictures linked to this mislocation are all from the famous Fresnillo District in Fresnillo Municipality
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrargyrite6
Calcite2
Acanthite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Proaño Mine, Fresnillo, Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:702446
Long-form Identifier:1:3:702446:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘFresnillo, Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘFrancisco I. Madero Mine, Francisco I. Madero, Zacatecas Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘVeta Grande Mine, Vetagrande, Vetagrande Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘBote Mine, Zacatecas, Zacatecas Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘAsturiana Mine, Zacatecas, Zacatecas Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
92.7km (57.6 miles) ⓘBilbao Mine, La Blanca, Ojocaliente Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
94.3km (58.6 miles) ⓘSanta Rita Mine, Nieves, General Francisco Murguía Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
95.0km (59.1 miles) ⓘTocayos Mine, Sombrerete, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
96.5km (59.9 miles) ⓘSombrerete meteorite, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
References
Peter Megaw provided specimen from mine for Dameron collection
Megaw, Peter (2023) Personal Communication.
 
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