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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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Magnetite from
A4 Highway tunnel, Thiemendorf, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Tunnel
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
SEM-EDS
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view A4 Highway tunnel, Thiemendorf, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:870760
Long-form Identifier:1:3:870760:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘHamann quarry, Königshain, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘJenichen Quarry (Jehnichen Quarry; Jähnichen Quarry), Königshain, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘRubel Quarry, Königshain, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘGoldgrube mine, Görlitz, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘLöbauer Berg, Löbau, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘHofeberg basalt quarry, Ostritz, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘBogatynia Volcanic Complex, Gmina Bogatynia, Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘSulphide deposit (Sohlander Bergsegen), Sohland an der Spree, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘKsięginki quarry, Lubań, Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘLausitz Volcanic Field, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
References
Witzke, T. & Giesler, T. (2012): Fayalit, Cristobalit, Tridymit und Grunerit aus dem Königshainer Granit, Lausitz. Aufschluss, 63 (6), 301-307.
 
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