A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Quartz, rutilated |
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| Description | Quartz, SiO2 (silicon dioxide), is the most common mineral on the face of the Earth. It is found in nearly every geological environment and is at least a component of almost every rock type. It is also the most varied in terms of varieties, colors and forms. This variety comes about because of the abundance and widespread distribution of quartz. |
| Location | Brazil. Near Minas Gerais. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2002-02-15. |
| Collection | Ward’s Classroom Collection of Gem Minerals #22. |
| Key words | quartz, rutilated, Brazil |
| Tech details | 294 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 2389 |
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