Quartz

Object/Artifact

Idaho Museum of Mining & Geology

Name/Title

Quartz

Entry/Object ID

2014.01.010

Description

Chemical Composition: Quartz with Impurities Crystal System: Cryptocrystalline Moss agate, Rounded River Stone Fracture: Glassy Hardness: 7 Quartz Luster: Glassy Rock Classification: Agate Specific Gravity: 2.6 Streak: None

Acquisition

Accession

2014.01

Source or Donor

Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Minerals

Search Terms

Geology

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Quartz

Color

Green, Blue, Minor Red

Provenance

Notes

Place Found/Mined: Rigins, Idaho