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
Donggou Mo deposit, Ruyang County, Luoyang, Henan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Donggou Mo deposit, Ruyang County, Luoyang, Henan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:737689
Long-form Identifier:1:3:737689:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘLaodaizhanggou Pb-Zn deposit, Ruyang County, Luoyang, Henan, China
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘWangpingxigou Pb-Zn deposit, Ruyang County, Luoyang, Henan, China
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘYangyugou carbonatite, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘDajianduo Mine, Lushan County, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
29.5km (18.4 miles) ⓘDaxigou Mo deposit, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘDazhuanggou Mo deposit, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘDawanggou Mo deposit, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘTieshanling Fe ore pit, Lushan County, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘYaochang Fe deposit, Lushan County, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘZhifang Mo deposit, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
References
Hongyi Ma, Chaoyong Huang, Anmin Ba, Hongli Li, and Fa'an Li (2006): Geology and Prospecting 42(5), 17-22
Junxing Zhao, Kezhang Qin, Guangming Li, and Jinxiang Li (2011): Characteristics of alteration and mineralization in the Sharang porphyry molybdenum deposit in the northern margin of Gangdese and comparison with typical porphyry molybdenum deposits in the world. Geology and Exploration 47(1), 54-70.
Mao, J.W.; Pirajno, F.; Xiang, J.F.; Gao, J.J.; Ye, H.S.; Li, Y.F.; Guo, B.J. (2011) Mesozoic molybdenum deposits in the east Qinling–Dabie orogenic belt: Characteristics and tectonic settings. Ore Geology Reviews, 43 (1). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.07.009
Zhang, Yuanshuo; Yang, Li; Gui, Herong; Wang, Dejin; He, Mengqiu; He, Jun (2025) Molybdenite Re-Os Isotopic Ages of Two Late Mesozoic Giant Mo Deposits in the Eastern Qinling Orogenic Belt, Central China. Minerals, 15 (8). doi:10.3390/min15080800
 
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