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Dominant species
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Quartz
Chemical
Formula
SiO2
Species
Silicates
Crystal
System
Trigonal
Mohs
Scale
7
Specific
Gravity
2.59-2.65
Color
colorless, brown, black, Purple, red, green, yellow
Streak
White
Luster
Vitreous
Refractive
Index
n = 1.543 - 1.545 n = 1.552 - 1.554
Diaphaneity
Transparent, Translucent
Cleavage
Poor/IndistinctThe rhombohedral cleavage r is most often seen, there are at least six others reported.
Fracture
Conchoidal
Crystal Habit:6-sided prism ending in 6-sided pyramid (typical), drusy, fine-grained to microcrystalline, massive
Geological Setting:Most of them...
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