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
Pyingyi Taung, Male (Marle; Marla), Letpanhla, Singu Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar


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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Pyingyi Taung, Male, Letpanhla, Singu Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Rock Crystal

Pyingyi Taung, Male, Letpanhla, Singu Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Quartz

Pyingyi Taung, Male, Letpanhla, Singu Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Pyingyi Taung, Male, Letpanhla, Singu Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Rock Crystal

Pyingyi Taung, Male, Letpanhla, Singu Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Quartz

Pyingyi Taung, Male, Letpanhla, Singu Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
03650920017272254254184.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Pyingyi Taung, Male, Letpanhla, Singu Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
02308140017272254242110.jpg
Rock Crystal

Pyingyi Taung, Male, Letpanhla, Singu Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Quartz

Pyingyi Taung, Male, Letpanhla, Singu Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Elbaite26
Albite6
Tourmaline6
- var Rubellite6
Feldspar Group5
Schorl4
Microcline4
K Feldspar3
Stibiotantalite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pyingyi Taung, Male (Marle; Marla), Letpanhla, Singu Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:924390
Long-form Identifier:1:3:924390:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘNga-pein Taung, Letpanhla, Singu Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘKD-2 prospect, Singu Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘKD-1 prospect, Singu Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
20.0km (12.5 miles) ⓘCG-2 prospect, Thabeikkyin Township (Tha Pate Kyin Township), Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘCG-4 prospect, Thabeikkyin Township (Tha Pate Kyin Township), Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘCG-3 prospect, Thabeikkyin Township (Tha Pate Kyin Township), Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘCG-1 prospect, Thabeikkyin Township (Tha Pate Kyin Township), Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘKwin Thone Ze (Kwinthonze mine), Thabeikkyin Township (Tha Pate Kyin Township), Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘYet-Kan-Zin-Taung (Yetkansin Taung), Madaya Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘYD-2 prospect, Thabeikkyin Township (Tha Pate Kyin Township), Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
References
Norman King
Heo, C. H., Oh, I. H., & Cho, S. J. (2020). Mineralogical and Geochemical Characteristics of the Gemstone-bearing Pegmatite of Mogok Metamorphic Belt, Myanmar. Korean Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 33(2), 129-141.
 
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