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... |