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
Phosphate Hill, Mansfield, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia


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Quartz, etc.

Phosphate Hill, Mansfield, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
08076510017369224855420.jpg
Quartz, etc.

Phosphate Hill, Mansfield, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Quartz, etc.

Phosphate Hill, Mansfield, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:"Quartz is sometimes found as colourless crystals up to 3mm in length associated with green and white wavellite."
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cacoxenite1
Wavellite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Phosphate Hill, Mansfield, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:93873
Long-form Identifier:1:3:93873:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘBonnie Doon Mine, Bonnie Doon, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘCrystal King Mine (Black Charlie's Mine), Tallangallook, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘProssers Reef, Thornton, Murrindindi Shire, Victoria, Australia
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘFry's Hut, Merrijig, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘWombat Creek, Strathbogie Ranges, Strathbogie Shire, Victoria, Australia
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘJamieson Mercury mine, Quicksilver creek, Jamieson, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
46.9km (29.1 miles) ⓘRose of Denmark Mine, Gaffney's Creek, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘSEC Road cuttings, Limestone, Murrindindi Shire, Victoria, Australia
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘStrathbogie Ranges, Strathbogie Shire, Victoria, Australia
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘGreta South turquoise field, Greta South, Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
References
Birch, W. D., Henry, D. A. - Eds. (1993) Phosphate Minerals of Victoria. Special Publication 3. Mineralogical Society of Victoriapp.67-77
 
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