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	granitic, crystalline, volcanic phenocrysts, igneous, glass, pegmatitic, metamorphic, microcrystalline, synthetic, hydrothermal, smoky, rose
Classification	Silica
Members	Chalcedony, Flint, Citrine, Agate, Jasper, Amethyst
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 (5)
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

Torpy et al. 2020, luminescence, other

Trukhin & Plaudis 1979

Vasyukova et al. 2013

Specimens of Quartz

Name	Owner	Materials	Phase purity	Image	Spectra	Techniques
M0324 Chalcopyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite, Jarosite, Quartz (46.0%)	46.0	M0324 Chalcopyrite Image of Chalcopyrite, Jarosite and Quartz in specimen 'M0324 Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1891 Scheelite	CSIRO	Calcite, Quartz (45.9%), Scheelite	45.9	M1891 Scheelite Image of Scheelite with Quartz and Calcite in specimen 'M1891 Scheelite' [CSIRO], from King Island, Tasmania, Australia (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0638 Hematite	CSIRO	Hematite, Maghemite, Quartz (45.1%)	45.1	M0638 Hematite Image of Hematite, Maghemite and Quartz in specimen 'M0638 Hematite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MES118 Pyroxmangite	CSIRO	Dolomite, Pyroxmangite, Quartz (44.4%), Spessartine	44.4	MES118 Pyroxmangite Image of specimen 'MES118 Pyroxmangite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2843 Eucryptite	CSIRO	Clinochlore, Fe, Cookeite, Eucryptite, Kaolinite, poorly crystalline, Prehnite, Quartz (44.0%)	44.0	M2843 Eucryptite Image of Eucryptite, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Cookeite, Kaolinite (var. poorly crystalline), Prehnite and Quartz in specimen 'M2843 Eucryptite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M0185 Scheelite	CSIRO	Ankerite, Magnesio-hornblende, Fe2+, Molybdenite-2H, Quartz (42.9%), Scheelite	42.9	M0185 Scheelite Image of Quartz, Ankerite, Magnesio-hornblende (var. Fe2+), Molybdenite-2H and Scheelite in specimen 'M0185 Scheelite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1772 Monazite	CSIRO	Monazite, Monazite-(Ce), Quartz (41.3%)	41.3	M1772 Monazite Image of specimen 'M1772 Monazite' [CSIRO], from Queensland, Australia. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M0194 Stibnite	CSIRO	Microcline, Quartz (41.2%), Stibnite	41.2	M0194 Stibnite Image of Quartz, Microcline and Stibnite in specimen 'M0194 Stibnite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0852 Rhodochrosite	CSIRO	Pyrite, Quartz (40.6%), Rhodochrosite, Sphalerite	40.6	M0852 Rhodochrosite Image of specimen 'M0852 Rhodochrosite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MES201 Quartz	CSIRO	Albite, Ca, Aragonite, Calcite, Microcline, Orthoclase, Quartz (40.0%)	40.0	MES201 Quartz Image of Quartz, Albite (var. Ca), Aragonite, Calcite, Microcline and Orthoclase in specimen 'MES201 Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2597 Bornite	CSIRO	Ankerite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Digenite, Quartz (39.0%)	39.0	M2597 Bornite Image of specimen 'M2597 Bornite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2783 Goethite	CSIRO	Cassiterite, Goethite, Quartz (38.7%)	38.7	M2783 Goethite Image of Goethite, Cassiterite and Quartz in specimen 'M2783 Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0191 Stibnite	CSIRO	Quartz (36.9%), Stibnite	36.9	M0191 Stibnite Image of Stibnite and Quartz in specimen 'M0191 Stibnite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0330 Bornite	CSIRO	Bornite, Quartz (36.8%)	36.8	M0330 Bornite Image of Bornite and Quartz in specimen 'M0330 Bornite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1413 Garnet	CSIRO	Almandine, Clinochlore, Fe, Grossular, Ilmenite, Muscovite-1M, Quartz (36.5%)	36.5	M1413 Garnet Image of specimen 'M1413 Garnet' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2478 Bornite	CSIRO	Bornite, Chalcocite, Digenite, Quartz (36.3%)	36.3	M2478 Bornite Image of Bornite with Chalcocite, Digenite and Quartz in specimen 'M2478 Bornite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0268 Cinnabar	CSIRO	Cinnabar, Hematite, Quartz (35.7%)	35.7	M0268 Cinnabar Image of Cinnabar, Hematite and Quartz in specimen 'M0268 Cinnabar' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2324 Scheelite	CSIRO	Fluorapatite, Quartz (35.7%), Scheelite	35.7	M2324 Scheelite Image of Scheelite with Fluorapatite and Quartz in specimen 'M2324 Scheelite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
PSP_E Eucryptite	CSIRO	Cookeite, Eucryptite, Kaolinite, poorly crystalline, Pollucite, Quartz (35.0%)	35.0	PSP_E Eucryptite Image of Eucryptite, Cookeite, Kaolinite (var. poorly crystalline), Pollucite and Quartz in specimen 'PSP_E Eucryptite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M1077 Wolframite	CSIRO	Ferberite, Quartz (33.7%), Scheelite	33.7	M1077 Wolframite Image of specimen 'M1077 Wolframite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1155 Apatite (manganoan)	CSIRO	Apatite, Mn, Calcite, Fluorapatite, Muscovite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz (33.0%)	33.0	M1155 Apatite (manganoan) Image of specimen 'M1155 Apatite (manganoan)' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0014 Stibnite	CSIRO	Ankerite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz (31.6%), Stibnite	31.6	M0014 Stibnite Image of Stibnite, Ankerite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1 and Quartz in specimen 'M0014 Stibnite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0339 Pyrite	CSIRO	Ankerite, Dolomite, Muscovite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Pyrite, Quartz (31.0%)	31.0	M0339 Pyrite Image of specimen 'M0339 Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0196 Stibnite	CSIRO	Quartz (29.4%), Stibiocolumbite, Stibnite	29.4	M0196 Stibnite Image of Stibnite, Quartz and Stibiocolumbite in specimen 'M0196 Stibnite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1863 Scheelite	CSIRO	Calcite, Quartz (26.7%), Scheelite	26.7	M1863 Scheelite Image of Scheelite with Calcite and Quartz in specimen 'M1863 Scheelite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—

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 ]