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
Camin Mine, Bernina Pass area, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland


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 Camin Mine, Bernina Pass area, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:903328
Long-form Identifier:1:3:903328:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘBianco Lake, Bernina Pass area, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘPlan da li Tegi, Laguné Valley, Bernina Pass area, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘI Gessi, Laguné Valley, Bernina Pass area, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘFuorcla Minor mineralisation, Laguné Valley, Bernina Pass area, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘCambrena Glacier, Bernina Pass area, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘPiz dals Lejs (Piz del Plateo), Val Minor, Pontresina, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘCavaglia, Bernina Pass area, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘPalü Glacier, Bernina Pass area, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘAngeli Custodi, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘVaruna Glacier, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
References
Theobald, G. (1866) Geologische Beschreibung der südöstlichen Gebirge von Graubünden und den angrenzenden Veltlin. Beiträge zur Geologischen Karte der Schweiz, 3, 359 pp.
Bedognè, F., Montrasio, A., Sciesa, E. (2006): I minerali della medio-alta Valtellina delle Orobie e della Val Poschiavo. Aggiornamenti sulle altre località della provincia di Sondrio. Tipografia Bettini, Sondrio, 255 pp.
 
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