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
Leirdalsvegen, Bøverdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway


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Quartz

Leirdalsvegen, Bøverdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
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Smoky Quartz

Leirdalsvegen, Bøverdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
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Smoky Quartz

Leirdalsvegen, Bøverdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
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Quartz

Leirdalsvegen, Bøverdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
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Quartz

Leirdalsvegen, Bøverdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
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Smoky Quartz

Leirdalsvegen, Bøverdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
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Smoky Quartz

Leirdalsvegen, Bøverdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
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Quartz

Leirdalsvegen, Bøverdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
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Quartz

Leirdalsvegen, Bøverdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
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Smoky Quartz

Leirdalsvegen, Bøverdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
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Smoky Quartz

Leirdalsvegen, Bøverdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
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Quartz

Leirdalsvegen, Bøverdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
K Feldspar1
- var Adularia1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Leirdalsvegen, Bøverdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:775866
Long-form Identifier:1:3:775866:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘStorbreen, Leirdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘBøverkinnhalsen, Bøverdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘVassenden, Bøverdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘNetoseter Quarry, Bøverdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘLeira bridge, Leirdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘHestbrepiggan area, Skjåk, Innlandet, Norway
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘSteinbudalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘBerdalsbandet Pegmatites, Hurrungane, Berdalen, Luster, Vestland, Norway
35.5km (22.0 miles) ⓘØyberget Hydropower Station, Dønfoss, Skjåk, Innlandet, Norway
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘBlåberget Mines, Årdal Copper Mines, Årdal, Vestland, Norway
References
Garmo, Torgeir T. (1983) Ein liten steinprat attpå 82-sesongen. NAGS-NYTT, 10 (1) 33-34
 
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