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STRAWBERRY QUARTZ
Description:
Strawberry quartz is a macrocrystalline variety of the mineral quartz, a very common mineral found world wide. It makes up about 12% of the earth's crust, occurring in a wide variety of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.
This term strawberry quartz correctly refers to a rare and beautiful (when polished) variety of natural quartz crystals. The colour is due to tiny red hair-like inclusions of hematite, the crystals of strawberry quartz glitter and shine as the material is turned under a light. It is used as an ornamental stone and as a gemstone.
Characteristics:
Chemistry: SiO2 Hardness (Mohs scale): 7 Density: 2.65 Refractive index: 1.544 - 1.553 Dispersion: 0.013 Crystal system: trigonal – trapezohedral Cleavage: none Fracture: conchoidal
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