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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Cassiterite from
Sitio das Laigeiras Mine, Baraçal, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sitio das Laigeiras Mine, Baraçal, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:916490
Long-form Identifier:1:3:916490:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘLameira do Bezerrinho Mine, Baraçal, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘCapela da Senhora do Bom Sucesso Mine, Lomba, Pousafoles do Bispo (Penalobo e Lomba), Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘVale Mine, Pega, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘPicotas and Sordas Mines, Adão, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘPorto Mine, Adão, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘTapada da Deveza Mine, Santana da Azinha, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘFráguas and Quinta da Erva Mines, Santana da Azinha, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘMousinho Mine, Vila Fernando, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘBendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘSete Mine, Santana da Azinha, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
References
LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1626Sn
 
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