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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Phurcalite from
Assunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal


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Phurcalite, etc.

Assunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
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Phurcalite, etc.

Assunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
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Phurcalite

Assunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
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Phurcalite

Assunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
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Phurcalite, etc.

Assunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
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Phurcalite, etc.

Assunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
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Phurcalite

Assunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
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Phurcalite

Assunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
00627350017368344771974.jpg
Phurcalite, etc.

Assunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
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Phurcalite, etc.

Assunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
06002540017272033746190.jpg
Phurcalite

Assunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
02882910017272033735838.jpg
Phurcalite

Assunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Phurcalite
Formula:Ca2(UO2)3(PO4)2O2 · 7H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Raman Spectroscopy
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Manganese Oxides3
Quartz2
Meta-autunite1
Autunite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phurcalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Assunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:928816
Long-form Identifier:1:3:928816:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Cesar Menor Salvan
 
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