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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Arsenopyrite from
Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:882472
Long-form Identifier:1:3:882472:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘBugalho Mine, Alandroal-Nossa Senhora da Conceição - São Brás dos Matos-Mina do Bugalho e Juromenha-Nossa Senhora do Loreto, Alandroal, Évora, Portugal
18.4km (11.5 miles) ⓘMostardeira Mine, Glória, Estremoz, Évora, Portugal
31.3km (19.5 miles) ⓘSanta Eulália Mine (Fontalva), Santa Eulália, Elvas, Portalegre, Portugal
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘSanta Eulália Mining Field, Santa Eulália, Elvas, Portalegre, Portugal
49.0km (30.4 miles) ⓘCabeço de Vide ultramafic complex, Alter do Chão, Portalegre, Portugal
56.4km (35.0 miles) ⓘSan Antonio Mine, Alburquerque, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘAlgares Mine, Portel, Portel, Évora, Portugal
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘCasas Novas Mine, Santiago do Escoural, Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘAparis Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘFarropa Mine, Santo António das Areias, Marvão, Portalegre, Portugal
References
Gustavo Pereira Fernandes, Mineralizações de Cobre da Mina de Miguel Vacas: Caracterização Petrográfica e Geoquímica, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, Departamento de Geologia, 2012
 
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