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
Yet-Kan-Zin-Taung (Yetkansin Taung), Madaya Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar


Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yet-Kan-Zin-Taung (Yetkansin Taung), Madaya Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:907154
Long-form Identifier:1:3:907154:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘSagyin Hills, Madaya Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘPyingyi Taung, Male (Marle; Marla), Letpanhla, Singu Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘKyanigan (Kyar-Ni-Kan), Patheingyi Township, Mandalay District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘNga-pein Taung, Letpanhla, Singu Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘPhayaung Taung Au mine, Madaya Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘKD-2 prospect, Singu Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘKD-1 prospect, Singu Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘCG-2 prospect, Thabeikkyin Township (Tha Pate Kyin Township), Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘCG-4 prospect, Thabeikkyin Township (Tha Pate Kyin Township), Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘCG-3 prospect, Thabeikkyin Township (Tha Pate Kyin Township), Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
References
Ma Kyu Kyu Aung (2004): Petrology and mineralogy of the Yetkansin area, Madaya Township. M.S. thesis, Yangon University, Department of Geology.
 
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