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
Canes Mine, Sanfins do Douro, Alijó, Vila Real, Portugal


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 Canes Mine, Sanfins do Douro, Alijó, Vila Real, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:922187
Long-form Identifier:1:3:922187:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘCaneiro Mine, Vila Chã, Alijó, Vila Real, Portugal
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘVale de Cheires Mine, Sanfins do Douro, Alijó, Vila Real, Portugal
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘVale de Cheires Mine, Favaios, Alijó, Vila Real, Portugal
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘMuralha - Alto de Sanradela and Vale Salgueiros Mines, Vilar de Maçada, Alijó, Vila Real, Portugal
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘBouça Velha Mine, Favaios, Alijó, Vila Real, Portugal
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘOteja Mine, Alijó, Alijó, Vila Real, Portugal
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘSalgueirinha Mine, Vila Chã, Alijó, Vila Real, Portugal
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘSerra dos Trigais Mine, Vilar de Maçada, Alijó, Vila Real, Portugal
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘSalgueirinha Mine, Alijó, Alijó, Vila Real, Portugal
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘVinheiros Mine, Souto Maior, Sabrosa, Vila Real, Portugal
References
LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 461WSn
 
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