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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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Agate from
Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany


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Agate, etc.

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Agate

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Agate

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Agate

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Agate, etc.

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Agate

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Agate

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Agate

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Agate, etc.

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Agate

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Agate

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Agate

Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Agate
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz4
- var Amethyst4
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Agate data
Locality Data:Click here to view Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (11 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:95405
Long-form Identifier:1:3:95405:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Agate
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘWeesenstein, Heidenau, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘObercarsdorf, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘTin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘKreuzermark, Halsbach, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘAgate quarry, Halsbach, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘTuttendorf, Halsbrücke, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘGlückauf Shaft, Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
54.0km (33.6 miles) ⓘStruthwald quarries, Niederwiesa, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘBraunsdorf, Niederwiesa, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘBlahuňov, Místo, Chomutov District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
References
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
Richter-Feig, Julia, Möckel, Robert, Götze, Jens, Heide, Gerhard (2018) Investigation of Fluids in Macrocrystalline and Microcrystalline Quartz in Agate Using Thermogravimetry-Mass-Spectrometry. Minerals, 8 (2) 72 doi:10.3390/min8020072
 
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