Quartz : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Quartz [ SiO₂ ]

Images of Quartz

CL spectrum of Quartz from the Tista River, Bangladesh

Rutilated quartz specimen, from Ibitiara, Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil. Size: 6.6 x 5.5 x 5.1 cm.

Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0

CL spectrum of quartz from Khaldzan Buregte, Mongolia, showing a strong emission band at 710nm due to Fe3+. Fig19 in Götze 2000c

Image of smoky quartz in specimen 'NMNH G3293-00' (Smithsonian Institution - National Gem Collection) from Tschingelhorn, Bernese Alps, Switzerland. Weight: 5.65 ct

Photo by Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution, Public Domain

Material properties

Formula	SiO₂
Abbreviation	Qz
Variants	microcrystalline, volcanic phenocrysts, hydrothermal, granitic, pegmatitic, synthetic, crystalline, glass, smoky, igneous, rose, metamorphic
Classification	Silica
Members	Amethyst, Jasper, Flint, Chalcedony, Agate, Citrine
Luminescence emitters	AlO4, (AlO4)0 hole traps, Dangling non-bridging oxygen ions, Defect, Extrinsic, Fe, FeO4, GeO4, (H3O4)0 hole traps, H4O4, Intrinsic, Intrinsic defect, Mn, NBOHC, Oxygen orbitals?, Reststrahlen, RSC, Self trapped exciton, Si-O, SiO4, SiOm[n-], Ti, TiO4, Unknown, Unspecified, UO2, Vacancy, Vacancy?, Various
Spectra	Luminescence (5), Reflectance (3)
IMA Status	Approved (IMA 1967 s.p.)
Search other databases	webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Related materials	Coesite, Cristobalite, Mogánite, Seifertite, Stishovite, Tridymite
Crystal symmetry	Amorphous
Tags	Mineral, Synthetic, Simple oxide, Simple oxide

Composition

Element	Atoms
Si	1
O	2
Total:	3

References for Quartz

Reference

Lines

Spectra

Images

Torpy et al. 2020, luminescence, other

Trukhin & Plaudis 1979

Vasyukova et al. 2013

Specimens of Quartz

Name	Owner	Materials	Phase purity	Image	Techniques
M1863 Scheelite / Calcite / Quartz	CSIRO	Calcite, Quartz (26.7%), Scheelite	26.7	M1863 Scheelite / Calcite / Quartz Image of Scheelite, Calcite and Quartz in specimen 'M1863 Scheelite / Calcite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
MT8257 Albite / Microcline / Quartz	CSIRO	Albite, Andesine, Microcline, Quartz (25.9%)	25.9	MT8257 Albite / Microcline / Quartz Image of Albite, Microcline, Quartz and Andesine in specimen 'MT8257 Albite / Microcline / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
MES066 Staurolite / Quartz	CSIRO	Quartz (25.3%), Staurolite	25.3	MES066 Staurolite / Quartz Image of Staurolite and Quartz in specimen 'MES066 Staurolite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0764 Hematite / Quartz / Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite, Hematite, Magnetite, Quartz (25.0%)	25.0	M0764 Hematite / Quartz / Goethite Image of Hematite, Goethite, Magnetite and Quartz in specimen 'M0764 Hematite / Quartz / Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
SBCa-1 Montmorillonite / Quartz	CSIRO	Anatase, Kaolinite, Montmorillonite, Quartz (24.9%)	24.9	SBCa-1 Montmorillonite / Quartz Image of Montmorillonite, Anatase, Kaolinite and Quartz in specimen 'SBCa-1 Montmorillonite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0801 Hematite / Quartz / Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite, Hematite, Quartz (23.7%)	23.7	M0801 Hematite / Quartz / Goethite Image of Hematite, Goethite and Quartz in specimen 'M0801 Hematite / Quartz / Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0440 Cerussite / Quartz / Anglesite	CSIRO	Anglesite, Cerussite, Quartz (23.4%)	23.4	M0440 Cerussite / Quartz / Anglesite Image of Cerussite, Anglesite and Quartz in specimen 'M0440 Cerussite / Quartz / Anglesite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0186 Stibnite	CSIRO	Calcite, Mg, Litharge, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz (22.9%), Siderite, Mg, Ca, Siderite, Stibnite, Wüstite	22.9	M0186 Stibnite Image of Calcite (var. Mg), Litharge, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz, Siderite, Siderite (var. Mg, Ca), Stibnite and Wüstite in specimen 'M0186 Stibnite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
Erwan2 Biotite	CSIRO	Albite, Ca, Biotite-1M, Clinochlore, Fe, Quartz (22.4%)	22.4	Erwan2 Biotite Image of Biotite-1M, Albite (var. Ca), Clinochlore (var. Fe) and Quartz in specimen 'Erwan2 Biotite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M1210 Ferberite / Pyrite / Quartz	CSIRO	Ferberite, Fluorite, Pyrite, Quartz (19.7%)	19.7	M1210 Ferberite / Pyrite / Quartz Image of Ferberite, Fluorite, Pyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M1210 Ferberite / Pyrite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M1855 Chalcopyrite / Quartz	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite, Clinochlore, Fe, Fluorite, Jarosite, Pyrite, Quartz (18.9%)	18.9	M1855 Chalcopyrite / Quartz Image of Chalcopyrite, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Fluorite, Jarosite, Pyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M1855 Chalcopyrite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0776 Goethite / Quartz	CSIRO	Goethite, Magnetite, Quartz (17.6%)	17.6	M0776 Goethite / Quartz Image of Goethite, Magnetite and Quartz in specimen 'M0776 Goethite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
Swa-1 Ferruginous smectite	CSIRO	Goethite, Montmorillonite, Fe, Quartz (17.3%)	17.3	Swa-1 Ferruginous smectite Image of Quartz, Goethite and Montmorillonite (var. Fe) in specimen 'Swa-1 Montmorillonite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0199 Stibnite	CSIRO	Muscovite-1M, Quartz (16.6%), Stibnite	16.6	M0199 Stibnite Image of Stibnite, Muscovite-1M and Quartz in specimen 'M0199 Stibnite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M2229 Goethite / Quartz	CSIRO	Goethite, Hematite, Quartz (16.3%)	16.3	M2229 Goethite / Quartz Image of Goethite, Hematite and Quartz in specimen 'M2229 Goethite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0215 Molybdenite	CSIRO	Molybdenite-2H, Molybdenite-3R, Quartz (16.1%)	16.1	M0215 Molybdenite Image of 'M0215 Molybdenite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M2581 Arsenopyrite / Dolomite / Quartz	CSIRO	Arsenopyrite, Dolomite, Muscovite-1M, Pyrite, Quartz (16.0%), Siderite	16.0	M2581 Arsenopyrite / Dolomite / Quartz Image of Arsenopyrite, Dolomite, Muscovite-1M, Pyrite, Quartz and Siderite in specimen 'M2581 Arsenopyrite / Dolomite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M2713 Sanmartinite / Ferberite / Quartz	CSIRO	Ferberite, Quartz (15.4%), Sanmartinite	15.4	M2713 Sanmartinite / Ferberite / Quartz Image of Sanmartinite, Ferberite and Quartz in specimen 'M2713 Sanmartinite / Ferberite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
API H31 Illite	CSIRO	Anatase, Hematite, Illite, Illite-Smectite 12.0A, Kaolinite, Quartz (15.1%)	15.1	API H31 Illite Image of Illite-Smectite 12.0A, Hematite, Kaolinite and Quartz in specimen 'API H31 Illite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
MT8388a Palygorskite / Montmorillonite / Quartz	CSIRO	Goethite, Montmorillonite, Palygorskite, Quartz (14.1%)	14.1	MT8388a Palygorskite / Montmorillonite / Quartz Image of Palygorskite, Goethite, Montmorillonite and Quartz in specimen 'MT8388a Palygorskite / Montmorillonite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0142 Copper	CSIRO	Cobaltite, Copper, Gold, Quartz (13.8%), Spessartine, Tennantite-(Cu)	13.8	M0142 Copper Image of Copper, Cobaltite, Gold, Quartz, Spessartine and Tennantite-(Cu) in specimen 'M0142 Copper' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
NR_Act_1 Talc / Tremolite / Quartz	CSIRO	Albite, Clinochlore, Fe, Hematite, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz (13.0%), Talc, Tremolite	13.0	NR_Act_1 Talc / Tremolite / Quartz Image of Talc, Albite, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Hematite, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz and Tremolite in specimen 'NR_Act_1 Talc / Tremolite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M2245 Bornite / Quartz	CSIRO	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Quartz (12.8%)	12.8	M2245 Bornite / Quartz Image of Bornite, Chalcopyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M2245 Bornite / Quartz' [CSIRO], from Moonta, Copper Coast Council, Yorke Peninsula, SA, Australia. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
193 Fuchsite	CSIRO	Calcite, Clinochlore, Fe, Dolomite, Fuchsite, Muscovite-2M1, Cr, Pyrite, Quartz (12.1%)	12.1		—
M1260 Ferberite / Quartz	CSIRO	Ferberite, Quartz (12.1%)	12.1	M1260 Ferberite / Quartz Image of Ferberite and Quartz in specimen 'M1260 Ferberite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—

Quartz [ SiO2 ]

Images of Quartz

CL spectrum of Quartz from the Tista River, Bangladesh

Rutilated quartz specimen, from Ibitiara, Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil. Size: 6.6 x 5.5 x 5.1 cm.

CL spectrum of quartz from Khaldzan Buregte, Mongolia, showing a strong emission band at 710nm due to Fe3+. Fig19 in Götze 2000c

Image of smoky quartz in specimen 'NMNH G3293-00' (Smithsonian Institution - National Gem Collection) from Tschingelhorn, Bernese Alps, Switzerland. Weight: 5.65 ct

Material properties

Composition

References for Quartz

Specimens of Quartz

Quartz [ SiO₂ ]