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Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Felling Colliery, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 3.6 × 2.6 cm
Description

This is a locality piece - it will not any competition for quartz crystals, but material from this nearly unknown locality is very rare. The faces are ustrous and they have the character of porcelain. Tiny stepped faces make it look quite different and special.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

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