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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Wulfenite from
Boitses (Les Boitses), Lavey-les-Bains, Lavey-Morcles, Aigle, Vaud, Switzerland


Classification
Species:Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wulfenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boitses (Les Boitses), Lavey-les-Bains, Lavey-Morcles, Aigle, Vaud, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:858846
Long-form Identifier:1:3:858846:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘPlan Verney, Torrent de St Barthélemy, Evionnaz, Saint-Maurice, Valais, Switzerland
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘTête des Econduits, Mont Chemin mining district, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘChez Larze, Mont Chemin mining district, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘNorth slope, Le Catogne, Sembrancher, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘAiguille de l'A Neuve, La Fouly, Ferret Valley, Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘTriolet Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘUpper Collioux Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
43.4km (26.9 miles) ⓘLower Collioux Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
43.4km (26.9 miles) ⓘGosan Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘLes Moulins Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
References
Meisser, Nicolas (2012) La minéralogie de l'uranium dans le massif des Aiguilles Rouges. Service Géologique National 96. Office Fédéral de Topographie Swisstopo
 
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