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
IMA Status	Approved (IMA 1967 s.p.)
Crystal symmetry	Amorphous
Classification	Silica
Members	Agate, Citrine, Chalcedony, Jasper, Flint, Amethyst
Variants	smoky, rose, hydrothermal, glass, crystalline, igneous, pegmatitic, metamorphic, synthetic, volcanic phenocrysts, granitic, microcrystalline
Related materials	Coesite, Cristobalite, Mogánite, Seifertite, Stishovite, Tridymite
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?, Self trapped exciton, SiO4, SiOm[n-], Ti, TiO4, Unknown, Unspecified, UO2, Vacancy, Vacancy?, Various
Reflectance lines	Reststrahlen, RSC, Si-O
Spectra	Luminescence (5), Reflectance (5)
Search other databases	webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Tags	Mineral, Simple oxide, Synthetic

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
M0945 Chrysocolla	CSIRO	Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Goethite, Malachite, Microcline, Quartz (12.0%)	12.0	M0945 Chrysocolla Image of specimen 'M0945 Chrysocolla' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2333 Tourmaline	CSIRO	Cassiterite, Goethite, Quartz (11.8%), Schorl, Topaz	11.8	M2333 Tourmaline Image of Schorl, Cassiterite, Goethite, Quartz and Topaz in specimen 'M2333 Tourmaline' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
Erwan1 Biotite	CSIRO	Albite (var. Ca), Biotite, Biotite-1M, Kaolinite, Quartz (11.1%)	11.1	Erwan1 Biotite Image of Biotite-1M, Albite (var. Ca), Kaolinite and Quartz in specimen 'Erwan1 Biotite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MT8367 Lithiophilite	CSIRO	Fluorapatite, Orthoclase, Potassic-ferro-richterite, Quartz (11.0%), Triploidite	11.0	MT8367 Lithiophilite Image of specimen 'MT8367 Lithiophilite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1349 Spessartine	CSIRO	Quartz (10.6%), Spessartine	10.6	M1349 Spessartine Image of Spessartine and Quartz in specimen 'M1349 Spessartine' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1233 Scheelite	CSIRO	Quartz (10.5%), Scheelite	10.5	M1233 Scheelite Image of Scheelite and Quartz in specimen 'M1233 Scheelite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MES013 Paragonite	CSIRO	Clinochlore (var. Fe), Grossular (var. Fe3+), Muscovite-2M1, Paragonite-2M1, Phlogopite-2M1, Quartz (10.3%)	10.3	MES013 Paragonite Image of Muscovite-2M1, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Grossular (var. Fe3+), Paragonite-2M1, Phlogopite-2M1 and Quartz in specimen 'MES013' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1597 Zinnwaldite	CSIRO	Lepidolite-2M1, Mica, Quartz (9.9%), Zinnwaldite, Zinnwaldite-1M	9.9	M1597 Zinnwaldite Image of Zinnwaldite, Lepidolite-2M1, Quartz and Zinnwaldite-1M in specimen 'M1597 Zinnwaldite' [CSIRO], from Zinnwald-Cínovec mining region, Ore Mountains, Europe. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
Swy-2 Montmorillonite	CSIRO	Montmorillonite, Orthoclase, Quartz (9.9%)	9.9	Swy-2 Montmorillonite Image of Montmorillonite, Orthoclase and Quartz in specimen 'Swy-2 Montmorillonite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2500 Siderite	CSIRO	Muscovite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz (9.6%), Siderite, Siderite (var. Mg, Ca)	9.6	M2500 Siderite Image of specimen 'M2500 Siderite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0190 Stibnite	CSIRO	Quartz (9.5%), Stibnite	9.5	M0190 Stibnite Image of Stibnite and Quartz in specimen 'M0190 Stibnite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MCU-EPI-1 Epidote	CSIRO	Albite, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Epidote, Magnetite, Quartz (9.3%)	9.3	MCU-EPI-1 Epidote Image of Epidote, Albite, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Magnetite and Quartz in specimen 'MCU_EPI_1 Epidote' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	2	Reflectance
M0478 Atacamite	CSIRO	Atacamite, Clinoatacamite, Paratacamite, Quartz (9.1%)	9.1	M0478 Atacamite Image of Atacamite, Clinoatacamite, Paratacamite and Quartz in specimen 'M0478 Atacamite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1357 Tourmaline	CSIRO	Gibbsite, Goethite, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz (8.7%), Schorl	8.7	M1357 Tourmaline Image of Schorl, Gibbsite, Goethite, Muscovite-2M1 and Quartz in specimen 'M1357 Tourmaline' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1821 Arsenopyrite	CSIRO	Arsenopyrite, Quartz (8.7%)	8.7	M1821 Arsenopyrite Image of Arsenopyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M1821 Arsenopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0626 Hematite	CSIRO	Hematite, Quartz (8.5%)	8.5	M0626 Hematite Image of Hematite and Quartz in specimen 'M0626 Hematite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0762 Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite, Kaolinite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Orthoclase, Quartz (8.4%)	8.4	M0762 Goethite Image of Goethite, Kaolinite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Orthoclase and Quartz in specimen 'M0762 Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1069 Alunite	CSIRO	Alunite, Andradite, Kaolinite, Quartz (8.4%)	8.4	M1069 Alunite Image of Alunite, Andradite, Kaolinite and Quartz in specimen 'M1069 Alunite' [CSIRO], from Bulahdelah, Gloucester Co., Mid North Coast Region, NSW, Australia. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1238 Wolframite	CSIRO	Ferberite, Quartz (8.0%), Wolframite	8.0	M1238 Wolframite Image of specimen 'M1238 Wolframite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0299 Covellite	CSIRO	Bonattite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Quartz (7.7%)	7.7	M0299 Covellite Image of Covellite, Bonattite, Chalcopyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M0299 Covellite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2237 Azurite	CSIRO	Azurite, Delafossite, Goethite (var. Al), Hematite, Malachite, Quartz (7.7%)	7.7	M2237 Azurite Image of Azurite with Malachite, Delafossite, Goethite (var. Al), Hematite and Quartz in specimen 'M2237 Azurite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2452 Arsenopyrite	CSIRO	Arsenopyrite, Pyrite, Quartz (7.7%)	7.7	M2452 Arsenopyrite Image of Arsenopyrite, Pyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M2452 Arsenopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0285 Nickeline	CSIRO	Arsenolite, Nickeline, Pararammelsbergite, Quartz (7.6%), Rammelsbergite	7.6	M0285 Nickeline Image of Nickeline, Arsenolite, Pararammelsbergite, Quartz and Rammelsbergite in specimen 'M0285 Nickeline' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1646 Chrysocolla	CSIRO	Chrysocolla, Goethite, Hematite, Malachite, Montmorillonite, Quartz (7.1%)	7.1	M1646 Chrysocolla Image of Chrysocolla with Goethite, Hematite, Malachite, Montmorillonite and Quartz in specimen 'M1646 Chrysocolla' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
PF1-1 Palygorskite	CSIRO	Fluor-elbaite, Goethite, Montmorillonite, Palygorskite, Quartz (6.9%)	6.9	PF1-1 Palygorskite Image of Palygorskite, Fluor-elbaite, Goethite, Montmorillonite and Quartz in specimen 'PF1-1 Palygorskite' [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 ]