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Quartz

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2 × 1.5 cm
Weight: 
13.00gr
Description

Classic sample for this locality. Terminated gemy crystal . The crystallography of these specimens in this locality was studied in the 17th century by the scientist Niccolò Stenone.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

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