QUARTZ with HEMATITE and BIOTITE, Jinlong Hill Guangdong PRC (large cabinet)

Quartz is a robust crystalline mineral made up of silica, or silicon dioxide. Its structure consists of a continuous arrangement of SiO4 silicon-oxygen tetrahedra, where each oxygen atom is shared between two tetrahedra, resulting in the chemical formula SiO2. This classification places quartz as a framework silicate mineral in terms of structure and as an oxide mineral in terms of composition. It ranks as the second most prevalent mineral in the continental crust of Earth, following feldspar.

Hematite, alternatively spelled haematite, is a prevalent iron oxide compound represented by the formula Fe2O3, commonly occurring in various rocks and soils. The crystals of hematite are classified within the rhombohedral lattice system, identified as the alpha polymorph of Fe2O3.