Quartz White Crystal Like Rock

Transparent rock crystal quartz.

Quartz white crystal like rock.

This specimen shows the conchoidal fracture fracture that produces curved surfaces that is characteristic of the mineral. Translucent white quartz is called milky quartz. Quartz belongs to the trigonal crystal system the ideal crystal shape is a six sided prism terminating with six sided pyramids at each end. Pure quartz is treasured for its ice like attractiveness and some colored quartz varieties are classed as gemstones.

Rock crystal quartz 15 inch strand clear crystal quartz faceted graduated nugget bead white quartz clear quartz crystal quartz 11x18 14x25mm diybeads888 5 out of 5 stars 11 405 13 80 favorite. White quartz crystal is a very common mineral material. In nature quartz crystals are often twinned with twin right handed and left handed quartz crystals distorted or so intergrown with adjacent crystals of quartz or other minerals as to only show part of this shape or to lack obvious crystal faces. Its color is thought to be due to various impurities titanium iron manganese or microscopic inclusions of other minerals.

Milky pink quartz is called rose quartz. Clear colorless quartz is called rock crystal. Specimen is about four inches ten centimeters across and is from minas gerais brazil.