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
Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania


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Amethyst, etc.

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
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Quartz

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
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Amethyst, etc.

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
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Chalcedony, etc.

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
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Amethyst, etc.

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
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Quartz

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
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Amethyst, etc.

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
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Chalcedony, etc.

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
04516810017272049628339.jpg
Amethyst, etc.

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
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Quartz

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
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Amethyst, etc.

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
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Chalcedony, etc.

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Marcasite11
Chalcopyrite11
Siderite9
Semseyite6
Sphalerite6
Pyrite3
Fizélyite2
Boulangerite2
Galena2
Baiamareite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:838860
Long-form Identifier:1:3:838860:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘAurum Mine, Aurum ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘAurum ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘValea Roșie ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘDealul Crucii adit, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘIojica-Bartoșa ore deposit, Bartoșa-Wilhelm ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘBartoșa-Wilhelm ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘWilhelm mining area (Wilhelm-Trei Stejari mining area; Wilhelm Mine), Bartoșa-Wilhelm ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘHerja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘNistru-Baita (Nistru Mine), Aurum, Tăuții-Măgherăuș, Maramureș County, Romania
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘMinei Hill open pit, Baia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
References
Grancea, Luminita, Bailly, Laurent, Leroy, Jacques, Banks, David, Marcoux, Eric, Milési, Jean, Cuney, Michel, André, Anne, Istvan, Dumitru, Fabre, Cécile (2002) Fluid evolution in the Baia Mare epithermal gold/polymetallic district, Inner Carpathians, Romania. Mineralium Deposita, 37 (6) 630-647 doi:10.1007/s00126-002-0276-5
 
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