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
Muonionalusta meteorite, Kitkiöjärvi, Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Very minor, but intriguing possible devitrification product.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Muonionalusta meteorite, Kitkiöjärvi, Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:945249
Long-form Identifier:1:3:945249:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘNaakajupukka, Naakajärvi, Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘHannukainen deposit, Kolari, Lapland, Finland
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘPahtavuoma (Pahtavuoma-U), Kittilä, Lapland, Finland
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘPellivuoma, Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden
55.1km (34.2 miles) ⓘSaattopora, Kittilä, Lapland, Finland
64.8km (40.2 miles) ⓘJolhikko gold occurrence (Hanhilampi 1-3), Kittilä, Lapland, Finland
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘRappukoski, Junosuando, Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘSirkka kaivos, Kittilä, Lapland, Finland
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘKätkätunturi, Kittilä, Lapland, Finland
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘPalovaara, Enontekiö, Lapland, Finland
References
Holtstam, Dan, Broman, Curt, Söderhielm, Johan, Zetterqvist, Anders (2003) First discovery of stishovite in an iron meteorite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 38 (11) 1579-1583 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2003.tb00002.x
Taddei, Alice; Holtstam, Dan; Bindi, Luca (2025) Hidden mineral treasures in rust samples of the Muonionalusta iron (IVA) meteorite. Mineralogical Magazine, 89 (1). p.148-154. doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.78
 
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