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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Calcite from
Florentine valley, Maydena district, Central Highlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Florentine valley, Maydena district, Central Highlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:758544
Long-form Identifier:1:3:758544:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘMaynes Hill quarry, Maydena district, Derwent Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘGold Creek Quarry, Maydena district, Derwent Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘTungatinah tunnel, Tarraleah, Central Highlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘRosegarland, Derwent Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘRussell Road Quarry, Lonnavale, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘEddy Creek quarry, Weld River district, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
52.7km (32.8 miles) ⓘForster Prospect, Weld river district, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘBashan Quarry, Waddamana, Central Highlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
58.8km (36.5 miles) ⓘPine Tier Lagoon Quarry, Bronte Park, Central Highlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
65.9km (41.0 miles) ⓘBoral Quarry, Bridgewater, Brighton municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill, Ralph S.; Baker, William. E. (2008) Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin - A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania No. 73. Mineral Resources Tasmania. 254 pp.
 
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