RockIDGuide
minerals

Quartz

The hardest common mineral — glassy, colorless to colored, and the standard every scratch test calibrates against.

Core Biological & Field Specifications
Hardness
7 (scratches glass)
Streak
White (colorless)
Luster
Vitreous (glassy)
Lookalike
Calcite (softer, fizzes in acid)

Profile & Natural History

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