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
M0329 Bornite	CSIRO	Bornite, Djurleite, Quartz (4.4%)	4.4	M0329 Bornite Image of Bornite, Djurleite and Quartz in specimen 'M0329 Bornite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0193 Stibnite	CSIRO	Calcite, Quartz (4.2%), Stibnite	4.2	M0193 Stibnite Image of Stibnite, Calcite and Quartz in specimen 'M0193 Stibnite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
API H46-1 Palygorskite	CSIRO	Montmorillonite, Palygorskite, Quartz (4.1%), Sepiolite	4.1	API H46-1 Palygorskite Image of Palygorskite, Montmorillonite, Quartz and Sepiolite in specimen 'API-H46-1 Palygorskite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MES177 Actinolite	NVCL, AuScope Limited	Actinolite, Clinochlore, Fe, Quartz (4.1%), Tremolite	4.1	MES177 Actinolite Image of Tremolite, Actinolite, Clinochlore (var. Fe), and Quartz in specimen 'MES177 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 Arsenopyrite in Siderite	CSIRO	Arsenopyrite, Quartz (4.0%), Siderite	4.0	M0279 Arsenopyrite in Siderite Image of Siderite, Arsenopyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M0279 Arsenopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1109 Diopside	CSIRO	Diopside, Quartz (4.0%), Talc, Tremolite	4.0	M1109 Diopside Image of Diopside, Quartz, Talc and Tremolite in specimen 'M1109 Diopside' [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	CSIRO	Boulangerite, Galena, Quartz (3.8%)	3.8	M0232 Boulangerite Image of Boulangerite, Galena and Quartz in specimen 'M0232 Boulangerite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1593 Biotite	CSIRO	Biotite, Biotite-1M, Biotite-2M1, Quartz (3.8%)	3.8	M1593 Biotite Image of 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 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 Molybdenite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite, Microcline, Molybdenite, Molybdenite-2H, Quartz (3.5%)	3.5	M0229 Molybdenite Image of Chalcopyrite, Microcline, Molybdenite-2H and Quartz in specimen 'M0229 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 Sphalerite	CSIRO	Ankerite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Galena, Quartz (3.0%), Sphalerite	3.0	M0302 Sphalerite Image of Ankerite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Galena, Quartz and Sphalerite in specimen 'M0302 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, Quartz (3.0%)	3.0	MES301 Danburite Image of specimen 'MES301' [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	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Jarosite, Pyrrhotite-4M, Quartz (2.9%)	2.9	M1847 Chalcopyrite Image of specimen 'M1847 Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1296 Petalite	CSIRO	Albite, Ca, Microcline, Muscovite-2M1, Orthoclase, Petalite, Quartz (2.8%)	2.8	M1296 Petalite Image of specimen 'M1296 Petalite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M2755 Bornite	CSIRO	Barite, Bornite, Pyrite, Quartz (2.7%), Stromeyerite, Tetrahedrite-(Cu)	2.7	M2755 Bornite Image of Bornite, Barite, Pyrite, Quartz, Stromeyerite and Tetrahedrite-(Cu) in specimen 'M2755 Bornite' [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	—
M2742 Chalcocite	CSIRO	Bornite, Chalcocite-Digenite Group, Chalcopyrite, Digenite, high, Djurleite, Hematite, Quartz (2.5%)	2.5	M2742 Chalcocite Image of Djurleite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Digenite (var. high), Hematite and Quartz in specimen 'M2742 Chalcocite' [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 ]