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	metamorphic, synthetic, igneous, hydrothermal, crystalline, smoky, microcrystalline, glass, granitic, pegmatitic, volcanic phenocrysts, rose
Classification	Silica
Members	Agate, Chalcedony, Flint, Citrine, Amethyst, Jasper
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	Spectra	Techniques
M0015 Albite / Molybdenite / Quartz	CSIRO	Albite, Molybdenite-2H, Molybdenite-3R, Quartz (12.0%)	12.0	M0015 Albite / Molybdenite / Quartz Image of Albite, Molybdenite-2H, Molybdenite-3R and Quartz in specimen 'M0015 Albite / Molybdenite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0945 Chrysocolla / Microcline / Goethite / Cuprite	CSIRO	Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Goethite, Malachite, Microcline, Quartz (12.0%)	12.0	M0945 Chrysocolla / Microcline / Goethite / Cuprite Image of Microcline, Cuprite, Goethite, Malachite and Quartz in specimen 'M0945 Microcline / Goethite / Cuprite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2333 Schorl / Topaz / Quartz	CSIRO	Cassiterite, Goethite, Quartz (11.8%), Schorl, Topaz	11.8	M2333 Schorl / Topaz / Quartz Image of Schorl, Cassiterite, Goethite, Quartz and Topaz in specimen 'M2333 Schorl / Topaz / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
Erwan1 Biotite / Albite / Quartz	CSIRO	Albite, Ca, Biotite-1M, Kaolinite, Quartz (11.1%)	11.1	Erwan1 Biotite / Albite / Quartz Image of Biotite-1M, Albite (var. Ca), Kaolinite and Quartz in specimen 'Erwan1 Biotite / Albite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MT8367 Fluorapatite / Quartz / Triploidite	CSIRO	Fluorapatite, Orthoclase, Potassic-ferro-richterite, Quartz (11.0%), Triploidite	11.0	MT8367 Fluorapatite / Quartz / Triploidite Image of Fluorapatite, Orthoclase, Potassic-ferro-richterite, Quartz and Triploidite in specimen 'MT8367 Fluorapatite / Quartz / Triploidite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1349 Spessartine / Quartz	CSIRO	Quartz (10.6%), Spessartine	10.6	M1349 Spessartine / Quartz Image of Spessartine and Quartz in specimen 'M1349 Spessartine / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1233 Scheelite / Quartz	CSIRO	Quartz (10.5%), Scheelite	10.5	M1233 Scheelite / Quartz Image of Scheelite and Quartz in specimen 'M1233 Scheelite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MES013 Muscovite / Grossular / Paragonite	CSIRO	Clinochlore, Fe, Grossular, Fe3+, Muscovite-2M1, Paragonite-2M1, Phlogopite-2M1, Quartz (10.3%)	10.3	MES013 Muscovite / Grossular / Paragonite Image of Muscovite-2M1, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Grossular (var. Fe3+), Paragonite-2M1, Phlogopite-2M1 and Quartz in specimen 'MES013 Muscovite / Grossular / Paragonite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1597 Zinnwaldite	CSIRO	Lepidolite-2M1, 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-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz (9.6%), Siderite, Siderite, Mg, Ca	9.6	M2500 Siderite Image of Siderite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz and Siderite (var. Mg, Ca) in 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, 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 Schorl / Muscovite	CSIRO	Gibbsite, Goethite, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz (8.7%), Schorl	8.7	M1357 Schorl / Muscovite Image of Schorl, Gibbsite, Goethite, Muscovite-2M1 and Quartz in specimen 'M1357 Schorl / Muscovite' [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 Ferberite	CSIRO	Ferberite, Quartz (8.0%)	8.0	M1238 Ferberite Image of Ferberite and Quartz in specimen 'M1238 Ferberite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0299 Covellite / Bonattite	CSIRO	Bonattite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Quartz (7.7%)	7.7	M0299 Covellite / Bonattite Image of Covellite, Bonattite, Chalcopyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M0299 Covellite / Bonattite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2237 Malachite / Azurite	CSIRO	Azurite, Delafossite, Goethite, Al, Hematite, Malachite, Quartz (7.7%)	7.7	M2237 Malachite / Azurite Image of Malachite, Azurite, Delafossite, Goethite (var. Al), Hematite and Quartz in specimen 'M2237 Malachite / 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 Goethite / Malachite / Hematite	CSIRO	Goethite, Hematite, Malachite, Montmorillonite, Quartz (7.1%)	7.1	M1646 Goethite / Malachite / Hematite Image of Goethite, Hematite, Malachite, Montmorillonite and Quartz in specimen 'M1646 Goethite / Malachite / Hematite' [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 ]