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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Plagioclase from
Shilipo Cu deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shilipo Cu deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:800068
Long-form Identifier:1:3:800068:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘTieling deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘDadonggou Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘAqishan Pb-Zn deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘHuanglongshan Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘHeijianshan Fe–Cu (–Au) deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘPaertagexi porphyry Cu deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘWeiquan Mine, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘLingyun deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
74.5km (46.3 miles) ⓘYunhai Intrusion, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘLubei Ni-Cu deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
References
Feng Yuan, Taofa Zhou, Yu Fan, Lugui Tan, Cooke, D., Meffre, S., Qingmin Wang, and Weijiang Wang (2007): Acta Petrologica Sinica 23(8), 1973-1980
 
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