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Blue Quartz Quartz

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Blue Quartz Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Olvera Ophite, Olvera, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 7 × 6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.60cm
Description

Blue crystals of this unusual quartz type sitting up on matrix. Blue quartz is found in a few old quarries around Malaga and Jaen; the blue color is due to inclusions of aerinite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Blue Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White