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Quartz-beta

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Quartz-beta

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Locality: 
Fosso di Monte Acuto, Giuliano di Roma, Frosinone Province, Lazio, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.5 × 1.8 cm
Description

Bi pyramid beta quartz  cluster and hexagonal crystal with unknown black inclusions - Hydrocarbon ?.....Quartz exists in two forms, the normal α-quartz and the high-temperature β-quartz, both of which are chiral. The transformation from α-quartz to β-quartz takes place abruptly at 573 °C (846 K; 1,063 °F

Crystal system α-quartz: trigonal
β-quartz: hexagonal

 

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