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	crystalline, smoky, pegmatitic, granitic, volcanic phenocrysts, microcrystalline, igneous, rose, synthetic, metamorphic, glass, hydrothermal
Classification	Silica
Members	Flint, Chalcedony, Jasper, Amethyst, 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	Spectra	Techniques
M2729 Bornite / Muscovite	CSIRO	Bornite, Calcite, Cassiterite, Kaolinite, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz (4.5%), Siderite	4.5	M2729 Bornite / Muscovite Image of Bornite, Calcite, Cassiterite, Kaolinite, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz and Siderite in specimen 'M2729 Bornite / Muscovite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0329 Bornite / Djurleite	CSIRO	Bornite, Djurleite, Quartz (4.4%)	4.4	M0329 Bornite / Djurleite Image of Bornite, Djurleite and Quartz in specimen 'M0329 Bornite / Djurleite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0193 Stibnite / Calcite	CSIRO	Calcite, Quartz (4.2%), Stibnite	4.2	M0193 Stibnite / Calcite Image of Stibnite, Calcite and Quartz in specimen 'M0193 Stibnite / Calcite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
API-H46-1 Palygorskite / Montmorillonite / Sepiolite	CSIRO	Montmorillonite, Palygorskite, Quartz (4.1%), Sepiolite	4.1	API-H46-1 Palygorskite / Montmorillonite / Sepiolite Image of Palygorskite, Montmorillonite, Quartz and Sepiolite in specimen 'API-H46-1 Palygorskite / Montmorillonite / Sepiolite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MES177 Tremolite / Actinolite	NVCL, AuScope Limited	Actinolite, Clinochlore, Fe, Quartz (4.1%), Tremolite	4.1	MES177 Tremolite / Actinolite Image of Actinolite, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Quartz and Tremolite in specimen 'MES177 Tremolite / Actinolite' [NVCL, AuScope Limited], from Spoo Ness, Lunda Wick, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	2	Reflectance
M0279 Siderite / Arsenopyrite	CSIRO	Arsenopyrite, Quartz (4.0%), Siderite	4.0	M0279 Siderite / Arsenopyrite Image of Siderite, Arsenopyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M0279 Siderite / Arsenopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1109 Diopside / Talc / Tremolite	CSIRO	Diopside, Quartz (4.0%), Talc, Tremolite	4.0	M1109 Diopside / Talc / Tremolite Image of Diopside, Quartz, Talc and Tremolite in specimen 'M1109 Diopside / Talc / Tremolite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
NR139 Hedenbergite	CSIRO	Galena, Hedenbergite, Quartz (4.0%), Skiagite	4.0	NR139 Hedenbergite Image of Hedenbergite, Galena, Quartz and Skiagite in specimen 'NR139 Hedenbergite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0232 Boulangerite / Galena	CSIRO	Boulangerite, Galena, Quartz (3.8%)	3.8	M0232 Boulangerite / Galena Image of Boulangerite, Galena and Quartz in specimen 'M0232 Boulangerite / Galena' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1593 Biotite	CSIRO	Biotite-1M, Biotite-2M1, Quartz (3.8%)	3.8	M1593 Biotite Image of Biotite-1M, Biotite-2M1 and Quartz in specimen 'M1593 Biotite' [CSIRO], from Torrington, Tenterfield Shire, New England Region, NSW, Australia. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2197 Diopside	CSIRO	Diopside, Fe2+, Quartz (3.8%)	3.8	M2197 Diopside Image of Quartz and Diopside (var. Fe2+) in specimen 'M2197 Diopside' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0637 Hematite	CSIRO	Hematite, Quartz (3.7%)	3.7	M0637 Hematite Image of Hematite and Quartz in specimen 'M0637 Hematite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0229 Chalcopyrite / Molybdenite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite, Microcline, Molybdenite-2H, Quartz (3.5%)	3.5	M0229 Chalcopyrite / Molybdenite Image of Chalcopyrite, Microcline, Molybdenite-2H and Quartz in specimen 'M0229 Chalcopyrite / Molybdenite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
NR-ACT-02 Actinolite	CSIRO	Actinolite, Clinochlore, Fe, Magnetite, Quartz (3.5%), Tremolite	3.5	NR-ACT-02 Actinolite Image of Actinolite, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Magnetite, Quartz and Tremolite in specimen 'NR-ACT-02 Actinolite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	2	Reflectance
M0172 Andradite	CSIRO	Andradite, Quartz (3.4%)	3.4	M0172 Andradite Image of Andradite and Quartz in specimen 'M0172 Andradite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2098 Siderite	CSIRO	Quartz (3.2%), Siderite	3.2	M2098 Siderite Image of Siderite and Quartz in specimen 'M2098 Siderite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M0302 Ankerite / Dolomite / Sphalerite	CSIRO	Ankerite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Galena, Quartz (3.0%), Sphalerite	3.0	M0302 Ankerite / Dolomite / Sphalerite Image of Ankerite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Galena, Quartz and Sphalerite in specimen 'M0302 Ankerite / Dolomite / Sphalerite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1234 Jarosite	CSIRO	Jarosite, Quartz (3.0%)	3.0	M1234 Jarosite Image of Jarosite and Quartz in specimen 'M1234 Jarosite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MES123 Pollucite	CSIRO	Orthoclase, Pollucite, Quartz (3.0%)	3.0	MES123 Pollucite Image of Pollucite, Orthoclase and Quartz in specimen 'MES123 Pollucite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
MES301 Danburite	CSIRO	Calcite, Danburite, Dundasite, Quartz (3.0%)	3.0	MES301 Danburite Image of Dundasite, Calcite, Danburite and Quartz in specimen 'MES301 Danburite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M0331 Bornite	CSIRO	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Quartz (2.9%)	2.9	M0331 Bornite Image of Bornite, Chalcopyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M0331 Bornite' [CSIRO], from Moonta, Copper Coast Council, Yorke Peninsula, SA, Australia. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1847 Chalcopyrite / Dolomite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Jarosite, Pyrrhotite-4M, Quartz (2.9%)	2.9	M1847 Chalcopyrite / Dolomite Image of Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Jarosite, Pyrrhotite-4M and Quartz in specimen 'M1847 Chalcopyrite / Dolomite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1296 Petalite / Microcline	CSIRO	Albite, Ca, Microcline, Muscovite-2M1, Orthoclase, Petalite, Quartz (2.8%)	2.8	M1296 Petalite / Microcline Image of Petalite, Albite (var. Ca), Microcline, Muscovite-2M1, Orthoclase and Quartz in specimen 'M1296 Petalite / Microcline' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M2755 Bornite / Barite / Pyrite	CSIRO	Barite, Bornite, Pyrite, Quartz (2.7%), Stromeyerite, Tetrahedrite-(Cu)	2.7	M2755 Bornite / Barite / Pyrite Image of Bornite, Barite, Pyrite, Quartz, Stromeyerite and Tetrahedrite-(Cu) in specimen 'M2755 Bornite / Barite / Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1348 Pyrope	CSIRO	Magnetite, Pyrope, Quartz (2.5%), Zircon	2.5	M1348 Pyrope Image of Pyrope, Magnetite, Quartz and Zircon in specimen 'M1348 Pyrope' [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 ]