Quartz: 51178

Item

Title

Quartz: 51178

Description

Collection: Lafayette College
Location of origin: Hot Springs, Arkansas
Formula: SiO2
Structural group: Framework Silicate
Hardness: 7
Cleavage: None, conchoidal fracture
Color: colorless or gray
Luster: non-metallic, vitreous
Habit: has a vast range of habits
Crystal system: Hexagonal
Compositional family: Silicates (Silica group)
Relative Density: 2.6-2.7

Creator

4940

Mediator

Tamara Carley

Type

Mineral

Item sets

Spring 2016: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (Geology 307)

Media

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