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Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Corinto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 7.9 × 2.4 cm
Description

This is so called "Tangerine" Quartz from Maud Mine, Corintho. The red-orange color is caused by inclusions of hematite. Still the crystals are almost clear and very transparent, all faces are very glossy and termination is sharp. This material is very rare, found decades ago and never came twice.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

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