Agate [ SiO2 ]
Images of Agate
CL spectra of agate. Fig14-2 in Götze 2000c
CL spectrum of agate from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Fig16-3 from Götze 2000c
CL spectrum of agate from Agate Point, Canada. Fig16-4 in Götze 2000c
CL spectrum of agate from Chemnitz, Germany. Fig 16-1 in Götze 2000c
CL spectrum of agate from Kyje, Bohemia. Fig16-2 in Götze 2000c
Material properties
| Formula | SiO2 |
| Classification | Quartz, microcrystalline |
| Member | Youngite |
| Luminescence emitters | E' center, NBOHC, Triplet-singlet |
| Spectra | Luminescence (6) |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Tags | Variety, Simple oxide |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| Si | 1 |
| O | 2 |
| Total: | 3 |