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| Name: | Quartz Qz |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #17: Quartz var. Agate Sidi Rahal, Asni, Morocco  #18: Quartz var. Helgoland Feuerstein (Red Flint) Helgoland, North Sea, Germany  #19: Quartz / Hydrocarbon Inclusions Zhob, Baluchistan, Pakistan  #41: Quartz / Montmorillonite Himalaya Mine, San Diego County, California, USA  #62: Quartz var., Amethyst / Calcite India  #71: Quartz var. Amethyst (Scepter) Bolivia  #72: Quartz var. Amethyst Hydromorph Brazil  #110: Chalcedony on Quartz on Chalcedony India  #134: Dioptase / Shattuckite / Chrysocolla / Smoky Quartz "Quantum Quattro"  #143: Fluorite / Pyrite / Quartz  #144: Fluorite / Pyrite / Quartz  #145: Fluorite / Quartz Fujian, China  #152: Garnet var. Spessartine / Smoky Quartz Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China  #176: Microcline var. Amazonite w/ Smoky Quartz Dreamtime Mine, Teller Co., Colorado, USA  #195: Quartz  #196: Quartz var. Lemurian Root Brazil  #197: Quartz Enhydro Tibet, China  #198: Quartz on Limestone Stalactite Broken Hill Mine, NSW, Australia  #199: Quartz Sceptre Tibet, China  #200: Quartz var. Amethyst  #201: Quartz var. Citrine "Sunshine" Mpumalanga Mtns., South Africa  #202: Quartz var. Lithium Russia  #204: Quartz var. Amethyst (Pink)  #205: Quartz var. Amethyst  #206: Quartz var. Beach Agate Lincoln City, Oregon, USA  #207: Quartz var. Citrine  #208: Quartz var. Lemurian  #209: Quartz var. Smoky  #210: Quartz var. Smoky Tanzania  #211: Quartz / Axinite & Epidote New Melones Reservoir, Calaveras County, California, USA  #212: Quartz / Hematite Coating Asni, Morocco  #214: Quartz, Galena, Sphalerite, Cerrusite/Anglesite, Chalcopyrite Bulgaria  #220: Siderite on Quartz  #223: Quartz var. Smoky  #225: Sphalerite on Quartz Animon Mine, Peru  #242: Tourmalated Quartz Minas Gerais, Brazil  #261: Quartz / Tourmaline var. Elbaite Himalaya Mine, San Diego County, California, USA  #262: Quartz / Lepidolite Himalaya Mine, San Diego County, California, USA  #293: Quartz / Tourmaline Himalaya Mine, San Diego County, California, USA  #294: Quartz / Tourmaline var. Elbaite / Feldspar Himalaya Mine, San Diego County, California, USA  #295: Quartz var. Smoky / Aegirine Mount Malosa, Zomba, Malawi  #296: Quartz var. Smoky Mount Malosa, Zomba, Malawi  #300: Quartz var. Smoky / Aegerine Mount Malosa, Zomba, Malawi  #301: Quartz var. Citrine Brazil  #303: Quartz Tanzania  #304: Quartz Tanzania  #309: Quartz var. Amethyst w/Hematite Moon Light Mine, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada  #339: Tourmaline var. Dravite / Quartz Stak Nala Mine, Pakistan  #341: Quartz var. Smoky / Hematite / Feldspar on Pegmatite Devil's Head Region, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA  #343: Quartz Cluster Bahia, Brazil  #344: Quartz var. Amethyst Brandberg Mtn., Erongo, Namibia  #348: Quartz var. Smoky Blue Star Claims, Mt Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA  #350: Quartz var. Cactus Boekenhouthoek, Mpumalanga, South Africa  #366: Quartz Mt. Ida, Arkansas, USA  #367: Quartz var. Amethyst w/Hematite Moon Light Mine, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada  #373: Quartz var. Amethyst Chibuku Mine, Zimbabwe  #382: Quartz Nevada, USA  #383: Quartz Nevada, USA  #412: Quartz var. Chlorite McCurtain County, Oklahoma, USA  #413: Quartz on Albite Poison Ivy Pocket, Mcurtain County, Oklahoma, USA  #418: Quartz Dorogawa-Goyomatsu Mine, Tenkawa Village, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan  #419: Quartz var. Smoky Tanakami-yama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan  #421: Quartz var. Amethyst Cluster Anahi Mine, Bolivia  #422: Quartz var. Amethyst Cluster Anahi Mine, Bolivia  #451: Quartz var. Amethyst Brandberg Mtn., Erongo, Namibia  #454: Quartz var. Chlorite Switzerland  #459: Quartz var. Ametrine Bolivia  #471: Chrysocolla / Quartz Tentadora Mine, Tricapo Dist., Huancavelica Dept., Peru  #472: Chrysocolla / Quartz Peru  #483: Quartz var. Pecos Diamond New Mexico  #498: Quartz Laayoune-Sakla, El Hamra Region, Morocco  #514: Quartz var. Amethyst Moon Light Mine, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada  #515: Quartz var. Amethyst Moon Light Mine, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada  #516: Quartz var. Amethyst Moon Light Mine, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada  #517: Quartz var. Amethyst Moon Light Mine, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada  #525: Quartz / Rutile  #526: Quartz var. Amethyst Moon Light Mine, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada  #527: Quartz var. Amethyst Moon Light Mine, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada  #528: Quartz var. Amethyst Moon Light Mine, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada  #529: Quartz var. Amethyst Moon Light Mine, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada  #530: Quartz var. Amethyst Moon Light Mine, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada  #531: Quartz var. Amethyst Moon Light Mine, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada  #546: Quartz / Gypsum Chella, Valencia, Spain  #548: Quartz  #552: Chrysocolla / Quartz Tentadora Mine, Tricapo Dist., Huancavelica Dept., Peru  #553: Chrysocolla / Quartz Tentadora Mine, Tricapo Dist., Huancavelica Dept., Peru  #576: Epidote / Quartz Kharan Dist. , Balochistan, Pakistan  #584: Quartz Mt. Ida, Arkansas, USA  #585: Quartz. var. Amethyst Brazil  #589: Quartz var. Amethyst / Laumontite Piedra Parada, Veracruz, Mexico  #596: Quartz / Fuchsite Madagascar  #600: Quartz var. Faden King Pocket, Pakistan  #634: Quartz var. Amethyst Chibuku Mine, Zimbabwe  #639: Quartz / Hematite Orange River, Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa  #640: Quartz var. Ametrine Anahi Mine, Bolivia  #641: Quartz var. Amethyst Anahi Mine, Bolivia  #651: Quartz Tairua River, Hikuai, Waikato Region, New Zealand  #656: Quartz / Hedenbergite Huanggang Mine, China  #657: Garnet var. Spessartine / Smoky Quartz Fujian, China  #658: Ajoite / Quartz Messina Mine, South Africa  #659: Ajoite / Quartz Messina Mine, South Africa  #663: Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond Herkimer, New York, USA  #666: Quartz var. Rose Alto da Pitorra, Laranjeiras, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil  #672: Quartz / Dumortierite China  #683: Quartz / Actinolite Ecuador  #688: Tourmaline var. Elbaite / Quartz Taqueral, Minas Gerais, Brazil  #689: Beryl var. Aquamarine / Quartz Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil  #691: Tourmaline var. Uvite / Quartz Brumado, Bahia, Brazil  #693: Quartz / Hematite Orange River, Northern Cape, South Africa  #694: Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond Diamond Mountain, Little Falls, New York, USA  #695: Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond Diamond Mountain, Little Falls, New York, USA  #698: Quartz Geode Chihuahua, Mexico  #703: Quartz var. Smoky Amethyst Kariba Mine, Zimba District, Zambia  #711: Quartz var. Amethyst Piedra Parada, Veracruz, Mexico  #713: Quartz var. Amethyst Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada, USA  #715: Quartz var. Citrine Minas Gerais, Brazil  #717: Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond Ace of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, Herkimer County, New York, USA  #719: Quartz var. Lodolite / Rutile Presidente Kubitschek, MInas Gerais, Brazil  #725: Quartz var. Amethyst Boekenhouthoek, Mpumalanga, South Africa  #745: Quartz var. Iridescent Needle Hubai, China  #746: Quartz var. Amethyst Dorion Mine, Thunder Bay Dist. Ontario, Canada  #753: Quartz / Epidote Goboboseb Mtns., Brandberg Area, Erongo, Namibia  #754: Fluorite / Quartz El Hammam Mine, Khemisset Prov., Morocco  #778: Quartz Fourth of July Pocket, Intergalactic Pit, Deer Hill, Stowe, Oxford County, Maine  #779: Plancheite / Quartz Sanda Mine, Mindouli/Kamedi, Pool Region, Congo [Republic]  #780: Sphalerite / Quartz var. Amethyst / Galena Commodore Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA  #792: Quartz var. Flint Flint Ridge, Brownsville, Ohio, USA  #809: Quartz var. Amethyst (Scepter) Piedra Parada, Veracruz, Mexico  #811: Quartz var. Smoky Lake George, Colorado, USA  #813: Quartz var. Smoky Arkansas, USA  #815: Quartz / Tourmaline var. Schorl Erongo, Namibia  #817: Kyanite / Quartz var. Smoky Spruce Pine, North Carolina, USA  #819: Quartz / Sphalerite / Pyrite Jiangxi, China  #824: Quartz var. Amethyst Commodore Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA  #825: Sphalerite / Quartz var. Amethyst Commodore Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA  #832: Quartz / Tourmaline Erongo, Namibia  #833: Garnet var. Spessartine / Smoky Quartz Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China  #840: Quartz var. Amethyst La Manche, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada  #841: Epidote / Quartz Los Serranos Quarry, Alicante, Valencian Comm., Spain  #851: Quartz Mt. Tamalpais, Marin County, California, USA  #855: Quartz var. Amethyst Boekenhouthoek, Mpumalanga, South Africa  #858: Quartz & Hematite var. Iron Rose Jinlong hill, Longchuan Co., Heyuan, Guangdong, China  #864: Microcline var. Amazonite w/ Smoky Quartz Park County, Colorado, USA  #865: Quartz var. Teepee Canyon Agate Black Hills, South Dakota, USA  #876: Quartz var. Flint Srodborze, Ozarow, Opatow, Swietokyskie, Poland  #889: Quartz / Chrysocolla Orange River, Northern Cape, South Africa  #903: Beryl var. Aquamarine / Quartz Brazil  #904: Beryl var. Aquamarine / Quartz Brazil  #905: Beryl var. Aquamarine / Quartz Brazil  #906: Beryl var. Aquamarine / Quartz Brazil  #907: Beryl var. Aquamarine / Quartz Brazil  #908: Beryl var. Aquamarine / Quartz Brazil  #909: Beryl var. Aquamarine / Quartz Brazil  #911: Beryl var. Aquamarine / Quartz Brazil  #912: Beryl var. Aquamarine / Quartz Brazil  #913: Beryl var. Aquamarine / Quartz Brazil  #914: Beryl var. Aquamarine / Quartz Brazil  #915: Beryl var. Aquamarine / Quartz Brazil  #940: Quartz  #951: Quartz & Hematite var. Iron Rose Jinlong hill, Longchuan Co., Heyuan, Guangdong, China  #952: Quartz & Hematite var. Iron Rose Jinlong hill, Longchuan Co., Heyuan, Guangdong, China  #953: Quartz & Hematite var. Iron Rose Jinlong hill, Longchuan Co., Heyuan, Guangdong, China  #955: Quartz / Hematite / Pyrite Fujian, China  #968: Quartz var. Amethyst  #974: Quartz var. Smoky / Goethite var. Onegite Lakeview Lode, Park County, Colorado, USA  #995: Quartz var. Mango / Halloysite Corona Mine, Cabiche, QuÍpama Municipality, Boyacá, Colombia  #996: Jeremejevite / Quartz var. Smoky Cape Cross Pegmatite, Swakopmund, Namibia  #1130: Quartz var. Flower Agate (Disc) Madagascar  #1136: Quartz var. Moss Agate (Tumbled)  #1137: Quartz var. Rose (Tumbled)  #1140: Quartz var. Amethyst (Tumbled) Brandberg Mtn., Erongo, Namibia  #1141: Quartz (Tumbled)  #1143: Quartz var. Pink Chalcedony New Mexico, USA  #1150: Quartz var. Amethyst (Japan Law Twin) Madagascar  #1152: Quartz/Dumortierite (Rough) Brazil  #1164: Quartz var. Amethyst South Africa  #1189: Jeremejevite / Quartz var. Smoky Cape Cross Pegmatite, Swakopmund, Namibia  #1190: Jeremejevite / Quartz var. Smoky Cape Cross Pegmatite, Swakopmund, Namibia  #1227: Quartz / Plancheite Sanda Mine, Mindouli/Kamedi, Pool Region, Congo [Republic]  #1245: Quartz var. Smoky France  #1265: Chrysocolla / Quartz Tentadora Mine, Tricapo Dist., Huancavelica Dept., Peru  #1273: Quartz var. Amethyst Brandberg Mtn., Erongo, Namibia  #1417: Quartz var. Amethyst Veracruz, Mexico  #1418: Quartz var. Amethyst Veracruz, Mexico  #1419: Quartz var. Amethyst Veracruz, Mexico  #1420: Quartz var. Amethyst Veracruz, Mexico  #1421: Quartz var. Amethyst Veracruz, Mexico  #1422: Quartz var. Amethyst Veracruz, Mexico  #1423: Quartz var. Synthetic Motorola Factory, Carlisle, PA, USA  #1424: Fluorite / Quartz / Schorl / Mica Erongo, Namibia  #1425: Fluorite / Quartz / Pyrite Huanzala Mine, Peru  #1433: Aegirine / Quartz Mount Malosa, Zomba, Malawi  #1434: Quartz Connecticut, USA  #1435: Quartz var. Amethyst Mule Creek, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA  #1441: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1442: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1443: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1444: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1445: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1446: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1447: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1448: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1449: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1450: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1451: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1452: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1453: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1454: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1455: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1456: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1457: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1458: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1459: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1460: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1461: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1463: Quartz var Smoky North Carolina, USA  #1481: Quartz var. Amethyst Orange River, Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa  #1486: Quartz var. Smoky  #1493: Quartz var. Amethyst / Hematite Boekenhouthoek, Mpumalanga, South Africa  #1494: Quartz var. Amethyst / Hematite Moon Light Mine, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada  #1500: Quartz / Hematite / Pyrite Fujian, China  #1503: Calcite / Quartz / Sphalerite 3970' Level, Empire State Zinc Mine #4, Balmat, New York, USA  #1507: Quartz var. Rose Taqueral, Minas Gerais, Brazil  #1519: Quartz var. Mango / Halloysite Boyoca, Colombia |
| IMA Chemistry: | SiO2 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Quartz contains elements: Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | unknown |
| Year First Published: | 0 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Mineral name and variations have been known since antiquity and predate any formal descriptive publication. For instance: Agricola G (1546) Book V. Quartz, in De Natura Fossilium, Froben (Basileae) 249-275 |
| Structural Group Name: | Quartz |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | |
| Crystal Systems: | hexagonal |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4330 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 7.0 |
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