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
Tramonte, Camugnano, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Optical Analysis
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Anatase1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tramonte, Camugnano, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:868346
Long-form Identifier:1:3:868346:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘPonte di Verzuno (Rio Rivaletto), Camugnano, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘIl Sasso, Camugnano, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘMolino della Rovinaccia, Castel di Casio, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘFosso del Lago, Molino della Rovinaccia, Castel di Casio, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘSasso Rosso (Rio di Mozzana; "Burzanella"), Grizzana Morandi, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘMonteacuto Ragazza, Grizzana Morandi, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘPrada, Grizzana Morandi, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘSerra dei Zanchetti (Serra del Zanchetto ophiolite), Camugnano, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘMulino di Creda (Mulino del Sasso Rosso; Mulino dei Sassi Rossi), Castiglione dei Pepoli, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘCa' dei Ladri (Silla), Gaggio Montano, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
References
G.Pedroni, L.Rosciglione, M.Varoli, C.Baratta - I minerali delle ofioliti nell'Appennino bolognese e modenese - A.V.I.S. Bologna 1996
Pedroni G. (1990) - La brookite nella provincia di Bologna Riv.Miner.Ital., n.4. Ed.GML e Museo Civ.St.Nat.Milano
 
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