Quartz

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Quartz

Quartz

Name/Title

Quartz

Entry/Object ID

2015.1.32

Description

Chemical Composition: SiO2 Crystal System: Tetragonal System Description: Common Name: Quartz Group Name: Silicates Chemistry: SiO2 Location: Unknown Description: This is a half-moon shaped, massive quartz specimen. There is a layer of chalcedony and tightly packed crystals surround a small cavity. Color is opaque white and outer surface is crystal that is extremely cratered. There is no rock matrix.

Collection

RAGM Mineral Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2015.1

Dimensions

Width

10 in

Depth

6-1/2 in

Length

18 in

Dimension Notes

Dimension taken at widest points

Location

Location

Shelf

DS-10-B

Room

Delmar Smith Hall

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Exhibit

Moved By

Jillian Mather Kettley

Date

June 4, 2025

Notes

moved from DS-12-A and location added

Location

Shelf

Bottom-cubby, Bottom-cubby

Room

Delmar Smith Hall

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Rawley Wyatt

Date

July 15, 2015