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
Shimenan Cu deposit, Tongling Mining District, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, 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 Shimenan Cu deposit, Tongling Mining District, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:754827
Long-form Identifier:1:3:754827:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘJingbian Cu-Au deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘHuangzhuyuan deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘHuangmeijian granite, Wuwei County, Wuhu, Anhui, China
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘLuohe Mine, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘYueshan Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Tongling Mining District, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘHuangtun S–Fe–Au–Cu deposit, Huangtun township (Huangtunxiang; Huangtong township; Huangtongxiang), Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘHejia-Xiaoling Mine (Hejiaxiaoling Mine), Wuwei County, Wuhu, Anhui, China
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘShaxi-Changpushang Cu-Au deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘLongqiao Fe-Cu deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘNihe Fe deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
References
Zhaowen Xu, Qijiang Ren, Rongyong Yang, and Shi Wang (1992): Geology and Prospecting 28(1), 8-15
 
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