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Silica mineral, polymorph of quartz

Properties

Chemical formula

SiO₂

Group

Silicates

Crystal system

Tetragonal

Hardness (Mohs)

—

Color

Colorless

Luster

—

Streak

White

Density

—

Cleavage

—

Fracture

—

Tenacity

—

Crystal habit

—

Transparency

—

Space group

P4₃2₁2

Fluorescence

—

Magnetism

—

Radioactivity

—

Refractive index

—

Optical character

—

Birefringence

—

Pleochroism

—

Strunz classification

4.DA.15

Dana classification

75.1.1.1

IMA status

Grandfathered mineral (G)

IMA symbol

Crs

Locality

🇲🇽 Mount San Cristóbal

Type locality

—

Discovery year

—

Source: Wikidata