Quartz

= __QUARTZ__ =

By: Nathan Tracey
== How Did Quartz Get Its Name?
 * the word quartz came from the German word "quarz" meaning of uncertain origin

hardness of Quartz 7 out of 10 on the Mohs Hardness Scale Is Quartz Magnetic? NO it is not

How Does It Break?

If you break Quartz it will fracture like this

What Other Special Properties Does It Have?
 * Phosphorescence
 * double refraction
 * it wont weather away
 * its transparent

What Color Of A Streak Does It Make?
 * white

What Is It Made Up Of? Elements Within Pure Quartz
 * opal
 * crystobalite
 * coesite
 * Silica (Si)
 * Oxygen (O)

What Color Does This Mineral Have? Smoky Quartz, W hite Quartz, Clear Quartz, Pi  nkish Quartz (Rose) Quartz Is A Non-metallic Because it has this features:
 * white like milk
 * clear like glass (transparent)
 * sometimes pinkish (rose)
 * sometimes smoky
 * glassy luster
 * waxy luster
 * greasy luster

Intersting Facts
 * it has two polymarphs, alpha quartz, beta quartz, and also sedimentary rocks
 * built by hexagonal crystals if perfect 6 sides
 * used in electric industries
 * stable up to 570 degrees celsius
 * contained in spiral like tubes
 * it is the second most common mineral in the earths crust

Where Is This Mineral Found?
 * Intrusive igneous rocks
 * metamorphic rocks
 * all over the world
 * mountain tops
 * beach, river and desert sand

Click below for an example of the arrangement of what the crystal http://www.webmineral.com/jpowd/JPX/jpowd.php?target_file=Quartz_1.jpx