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
Vértice Quarry, Toril Hill (Cerro Muriano), Villaviciosa de Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain


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Smoky Quartz

Vértice Quarry, Toril Hill, Villaviciosa de Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
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Smoky Quartz

Vértice Quarry, Toril Hill, Villaviciosa de Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
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Amethyst

Vértice Quarry, Toril Hill, Villaviciosa de Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
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Amethyst

Vértice Quarry, Toril Hill, Villaviciosa de Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
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Smoky Quartz

Vértice Quarry, Toril Hill, Villaviciosa de Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
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Smoky Quartz

Vértice Quarry, Toril Hill, Villaviciosa de Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
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Amethyst

Vértice Quarry, Toril Hill, Villaviciosa de Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
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Amethyst

Vértice Quarry, Toril Hill, Villaviciosa de Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
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Smoky Quartz

Vértice Quarry, Toril Hill, Villaviciosa de Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
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Smoky Quartz

Vértice Quarry, Toril Hill, Villaviciosa de Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
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Amethyst

Vértice Quarry, Toril Hill, Villaviciosa de Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
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Amethyst

Vértice Quarry, Toril Hill, Villaviciosa de Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite4
Quartz2
- var Chalcedony2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vértice Quarry, Toril Hill (Cerro Muriano), Villaviciosa de Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:792756
Long-form Identifier:1:3:792756:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘGuillermín Mine, Guillermín Mining Group, Alcaracejos, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘEspuela de San Miguel Mine, Villanueva de Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘLos Almadenes Mining Group, Alcaracejos, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘLa Sorpresa Mine (Nieves Mine; Trinidad Mine), Montoro, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
50.8km (31.6 miles) ⓘLos Torilejos area, Hornachuelos, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘCerro de la Sal quarry, Sierra Albarrana, Hornachuelos, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
60.3km (37.5 miles) ⓘTrapero Mine, Cardeña, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘDon Bonete mine, Hinojosa del Duque, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
65.1km (40.4 miles) ⓘMinas del Horcajo, Almodóvar del Campo, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
65.6km (40.7 miles) ⓘAlcantarilla mine, Belalcázar, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
References
Calvo Rebollar, Miguel (2016) Minerales y Minas de España - Vol. VIII. Cuarzo y otros minerales de la sílice. Fundación Gómez Pardo, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas de Madrid. 399pp.
 
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