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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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Greenockite from
Ponte Aranno, Novaggio, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland


Classification
Species:Greenockite
Formula:CdS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Greenockite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ponte Aranno, Novaggio, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:824615
Long-form Identifier:1:3:824615:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Greenockite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘLa Monda Mine, Aranno, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘBoarezzo Mine (Pradisci prospect; Rio Carpane prospect), Boarezzo, Valganna, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘBonomi Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘMotto Piombino Mine, Gignese, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘMonte Falò, Coiromonte, Armeno, Novara Province, Piedmont, Italy
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘSassi Rossi mine, Cortabbio, Primaluna, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘNuovo Ribasso (Piantelli concession), Faidallo mine, Cortabbio, Primaluna, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘMorso Alto Mine, Rossiga Valley, Cortenova, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘContra Valley Mine, Primaluna, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘCamisolo Pass Mine, Introbio, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
Vanini F., Oppizzi P., Steiger E. (1998): I minerali di Novaggio, Malcantone, Ticino. Schweizer Strahler 11(7), 309-323 (in Italian and German).
 
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