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
La Sorpresa Mine (Nieves Mine; Trinidad Mine), Montoro, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wolframite Group1
Scheelite1
Arsenopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Sorpresa Mine (Nieves Mine; Trinidad Mine), Montoro, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:882686
Long-form Identifier:1:3:882686:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘTrapero Mine, Cardeña, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘEspuela de San Miguel Mine, Villanueva de Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘMinas del Horcajo, Almodóvar del Campo, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘMatacabras, Linares, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘVértice Quarry, Toril Hill (Cerro Muriano), Villaviciosa de Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘMinas El Centenillo, Baños de la Encina, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘEl General Mines, Cabezarrubias del Puerto, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
56.9km (35.4 miles) ⓘArrayanes Mine, Linares, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘLos Almadenes Mining Group, Alcaracejos, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
59.6km (37.0 miles) ⓘPuente Tablas, Jaén, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
References
Col. Agustin Agudo Espinosa.
 
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