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
Golden Virgin Gold Mine, Parker Range Goldfield, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Golden Virgin Gold Mine, Parker Range Goldfield, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:897089
Long-form Identifier:1:3:897089:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘMcIntosh Gold Mine, Parker Range Goldfield, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMount Caudan iron ore and gold prospect, Parker Range Goldfield, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘCentenary Gold Mine (Alpha), Parker Range Goldfield, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘSpring Hill Gold Mine (Carlyle), Parker Range Goldfield, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘGordon Highlander Gold Mine (Disputed; Gordon Highlander Junior; South Carlyle), Parker Range Goldfield, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘWhite Horseshoe Gold Mine, Parker Range Goldfield, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘBronco Gold Mine, Marvel Loch, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘGolden Dream Gold Mine (Miner's Dream; Olga), Parker Range Goldfield, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘGreat Victoria Gold Mine, Marvel Loch, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘBanker Gold Mine (Golden Butterfly), Marvel Loch, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
R. Hough, S. Reddy, G. Hitchen, D. Vaughan, R. Anand, R. Hart & M. Saunders, 2006.Supergene gold at the Golden Virgin Pit, Parker Range, Western Australia, Extended abstract in: Regolith 2006 - Consolidation and Dispersion of Ideas. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CRC LEME REGOLITH SYMPOSIUM, CSIRO Adelaide. p.154-155
 
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