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Quartz / Tourmaline var. Elbaite / Feldspar
Himalaya Mine, San Diego County, California, USA
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Classification
Mineral
Tags
Combination
Origin Location
Himalaya Mine, San Diego County, California, USA
Description
Small cab quartz on feldspar with large pink tourmalines showing clean well developed crystal growth habit
Luster
Vitreous
Luster (Groundmass)
Not noted, see photo.
Optical Phenomena
Not noted, see photo.
Mineral Group / Note
Tectosilicate
Handling
No special handling is required.
Modifications
No modifications.
Size Group
Small Cabinet
Weight
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire.
Dimensions
Quantity
1 Specimen
Mineral List
Quartz
: SiO2
silicon dioxide *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
Specimen Analysis
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
Gray
100
RosyBrown
88
Sienna
82
BurlyWood
61
Gray
39
RosyBrown
38
Silver
32
DimGray
30
DarkOliveGreen
29
SaddleBrown
24
DarkOliveGreen
21
Bisque
21
DimGray
17
Gray
14
MistyRose
12
BurlyWood
7
NavajoWhite
6
RosyBrown
6
FadedRed
5
DarkKhaki
5
DarkSlateGray
5
LightSlateGray
3
Peru
3
BurlyWood
2
SaddleBrown
2
SaddleBrown
1
DarkSlateGray
1
DarkSlateGray
1
Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
How it Works
Pyrite Concretion
Calcite / Serandite / Aegirine
Quartz
Quartz
Pyrite / Coral
Calcite / Marcasite / Dolomite
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
How it Works
Element List:
H
1
Hydrogen
He
2
Helium
Li
3
Lithium
Be
4
Beryllium
B
5
Boron
C
6
Carbon
N
7
Nitrogen
O
8
Oxygen
1 Item(s)
F
9
Fluorine
Ne
10
Neon
Na
11
Sodium
Mg
12
Magnesium
Al
13
Aluminum
Si
14
Silicon
1 Item(s)
P
15
Phosphorus
S
16
Sulfur
Cl
17
Chlorine
Ar
18
Argon
K
19
Potassium
Ca
20
Calcium
Sc
21
Scandium
Ti
22
Titanium
V
23
Vanadium
Cr
24
Chromium
Mn
25
Manganese
Fe
26
Iron
Co
27
Cobalt
Ni
28
Nickel
Cu
29
Copper
Zn
30
Zinc
Ga
31
Gallium
Ge
32
Germanium
As
33
Arsenic
Se
34
Selenium
Br
35
Bromine
Kr
36
Krypton
Rb
37
Rubidium
Sr
38
Strontium
Y
39
Yttrium
Zr
40
Zirconium
Nb
41
Niobium
Mo
42
Molybdenum
Tc
43
Technetium
Ru
44
Ruthenium
Rh
45
Rhodium
Pd
46
Palladium
Ag
47
Silver
Cd
48
Cadmium
In
49
Indium
Sn
50
Tin
Sb
51
Antimony
Te
52
Tellurium
I
53
Iodine
Xe
54
Xenon
Cs
55
Cesium
Ba
56
Barium
Hf
72
Hafnium
Ta
73
Tantalum
W
74
Tungsten
Re
75
Rhenium
Os
76
Osmium
Ir
77
Iridium
Pt
78
Platinum
Au
79
Gold
Hg
80
Mercury
Tl
81
Thallium
Pb
82
Lead
Bi
83
Bismuth
Po
84
Polonium
At
85
Astatine
Rn
86
Radon
Fr
87
Francium
Ra
88
Radium
Rf
104
Rutherfordium
Db
105
Dubnium
Sg
106
Seaborgium
Bh
107
Bohrium
Hs
108
Hassium
Mt
109
Meitnerium
Ds
110
Darmstadtium
Rg
111
Roentgenium
Cn
112
Copernicium
Nh
113
Nihonium
Fl
114
Flerovium
Mc
115
Moscovium
Lv
116
Livermorium
Ts
117
Tennessine
Og
118
Oganesson
La
57
Lanthanum
Ce
58
Cerium
Pr
59
Praseodymium
Nd
60
Neodymium
Pm
61
Promethium
Sm
62
Samarium
Eu
63
Europium
Gd
64
Gadolinium
Tb
65
Terbium
Dy
66
Dysprosium
Ho
67
Holmium
Er
68
Erbium
Tm
69
Thulium
Yb
70
Ytterbium
Lu
71
Lutetium
Ac
89
Actinium
Th
90
Thorium
Pa
91
Protactinium
U
92
Uranium
Np
93
Neptunium
Pu
94
Plutonium
Am
95
Americium
Cm
96
Curium
Bk
97
Berkelium
Cf
98
Californium
Es
99
Einsteinium
Fm
100
Fermium
Md
101
Mendelevium
No
102
Nobelium
Lr
103
Lawrencium
8 -
O
- Oxygen
14 -
Si
- Silicon
Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
How it Works
This Mineral
Formula
Similar Mineral
Formula
Quartz
Si O
Lechatelierite
Si O
Quartz
Si O
Stishovite
Si O
Quartz
Si O
Coesite
Si O
Quartz
Si O
Cristobalite
Si O
Quartz
Si O
Tridymite
Si O
Quartz
Si O
Seifertite
Si O
Quartz
Si O
Clinoferrosilite
Fe Si O
Quartz
Si O
Ertixiite
Na Si O
Quartz
Si O
Hatrurite
Ca Si O
Quartz
Si O
Hiroseite
Fe Si O
Quartz
Si O
Huttonite
Th Si O
Quartz
Si O
Kilchoanite
Ca Si O
Quartz
Si O
Kyanite
Al O Si
Quartz
Si O
Larnite
Ca Si O
Quartz
Si O
Laihunite
Fe Si O
Quartz
Si O
Liebenbergite
Ni Si O
Quartz
Si O
Mogánite
Si O H
Quartz
Si O
Percleveite-(Ce)
Ce Si O
Quartz
Si O
Pseudowollastonite
Ca Si O
Quartz
Si O
Pyroxferroite
Fe Si O
Mineral Group:
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Structural Group(s):
Quartz Group
Alarsite
Berlinite
Pertoldite
Quartz
Rodolicoite
Virgilite
Fleischers Group(s):
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