QUARTZ CLUSTER WITH HEMATITE and BIOTITE
QUARTZ CLUSTER WITH HEMATITE and BIOTITE
SPECIMEN NR #:987-5
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.
Origin: PRC, Jinlong Hill, Guangdong
115 80 93 mm
Specimen details
Specimen details
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Care
Care
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