Museum Collection This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog. Not for Sale.
Quartz / Dumortierite
China
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![Quartz / Dumortierite](/Files/Minerals/QuartzDumortierite_672_lg.jpg)
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Classification |
Mineral |
Tags |
Perky Box Inclusion Combination
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Origin Location |
China |
Description |
A nice little well terminated single crystal of blue dumortierite included in quartz from China. |
Luster |
Vitreous |
Luster (Groundmass) |
Not noted, see photo. |
Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
Mineral Group / Note |
Not noted, check reference links below. |
Handling |
No special handling is required. |
Modifications |
No modifications. |
Size Group |
Thumbnail |
Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
Dimensions |
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Quantity |
1 Specimen |
Mineral List |
Quartz: SiO2 silicon dioxide *
Dumortierite: AlAl6BSi3O18 aluminum hexaluminum boron trisilicon oxygen *
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
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Scheelite![Scheelite](/Files/Minerals/Scheelite_509_sm.jpg) Ice![Ice](/Files/Minerals/Ice_359_sm.jpg) Tantalite-(Mn)![Tantalite-(Mn)](/Files/Minerals/Tantalite-Mn_680_sm.jpg) Obsidian var. Apache Tears![Obsidian var. Apache Tears](/Files/Minerals/ObsidianvarApacheTears_491_sm.jpg) Baryte![Baryte](/Files/Minerals/Baryte_541_sm.jpg) Diorite var. Bordeaux![Diorite var. Bordeaux](/Files/Minerals/DioritevarBordeaux_766_sm.jpg) |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Element List:
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
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This Mineral Formula Similar Mineral Formula
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Mineral Group:
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Structural Group(s):
Fleischers Group(s): dumortierite
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Tools |
Edit Specimen Search Wikipedia: Quartz (Wiki) Search Mindat: Quartz Search Web Mineral DB: Quartz Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Quartz Search Wikipedia: Dumortierite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Dumortierite Search Web Mineral DB: Dumortierite Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Dumortierite
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