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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Calcite from
Giumeglio, Piteglio, San Marcello Piteglio, Pistoia Province, Tuscany, Italy


Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Giumeglio, Piteglio, San Marcello Piteglio, Pistoia Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:907789
Long-form Identifier:1:3:907789:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘMonte Pratofiorito, Bagni di Lucca, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘPonte Modino outcrop (Rio Tagliole outcrop), Pievepelago, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
21.6km (13.5 miles) ⓘPedogna Quarry, Villa a Roggio, Pescaglia, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘSan Michele Quarry (Monte San Michele Quarry), Montecreto, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘSasso Tignoso, Pievepelago, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
23.6km (14.6 miles) ⓘSasso delle Lucine, Castelluccio di Moscheda, Montese, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘMontecreto mines, Montecreto, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘSasso dei Carli (Sasso dei Diamanti), Montese, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘCa' Madreva (Fosso di Vivalle; Rio di Rame; Capanna Foresta), Gaggio Montano, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘVal di Sasso ophiolite, Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
References
Biagioni, Cristian, Pasero, Marco, D’Orazio, Massimo, Bernardini, Manuel, Barsanti, Marco (2014) Giumeglio, Piteglio (Pistoia, Toscana) La miniera di piombo della Val di Lima [Giumeglio, Piteglio (Pistoia, Tuscany) The lead mine of the Lima Valley]. Micro, 12 (2-3). 136-144
 
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