Quartz

Object/Artifact

Idaho Museum of Mining & Geology

Name/Title

Quartz

Entry/Object ID

2014.01.012

Description

Chemical Composition: Quartz with Impurities Crystal System: Cryptocrystalline Quartz with Impurities, Red is Probably Cinnabar, Minor White Opal Fracture: Conchoidal Hardness: 7 Quartz Luster: Glassy Rock Classification: Agate Specific Gravity: 2.6 Variety: Sinter

Acquisition

Accession

2014.01

Source or Donor

Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Quartz

Color

White, Minor Red