6343 - Quartz

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Brazil

Contributors

Mary Stuart

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

6343

Mineral Name

Quartz

Mineral Variety

Agate

Chemical Formula

SiO2
Specimen Number
732

Renumbered from 584

Portion of quartz geode showing two walls of parallel quartz crystals, space between filled with brown finely banded agate. Interesting jagged pattern.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Brazil

Locality Lat/Long

-14.235004, -51.92528