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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Biotite from
Granite outcrop, União de Freguesias de Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Granite outcrop, União de Freguesias de Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:942384
Long-form Identifier:1:3:942384:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘSão Miguel de Acha Mines, São Miguel de Acha, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘSegura Mines (Segura mining field), União das Freguesias de Zebreira e Segura, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘCerro Queimado, União das Freguesias de Zebreira e Segura, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘVila Seca Mine, Vila Seca, Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
81.6km (50.7 miles) ⓘRochel, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
81.7km (50.8 miles) ⓘChão do Castanheiro, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
82.5km (51.3 miles) ⓘCubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
83.0km (51.6 miles) ⓘPortugal 1 & 2 quarries, Malpartida, Malpartida e Vale de Coelha, Almeida, Guarda, Portugal
85.9km (53.4 miles) ⓘRegada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
87.3km (54.2 miles) ⓘPicoto Mine, Vilar Seco, Nelas, Viseu, Portugal
References
Neiva, A. M. R., Silva, M. M. V. G., Antunes, I. M. H. R., Ramos, J. M. F. (2001) Phosphate minerals of some granitic rocks and associated quartz veins from Northern and Central Portugal. Journal of the Czech Geological Society, 46 (1-2) 35-44
 
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