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==Varieties of quartz==
==Varieties of quartz==
[[File:Jasper.jpg|250px|thumb|Tumbled red jasper]]
[[File:Jasper.jpg|250px|thumb|Tumbled red jasper]]
[[Amethyst]] - Purple to violet colored quartz.<br>
* [[Amethyst]] - Purple to violet colored quartz.
Citrine - Yellow quartz ranging to reddish-orange or brown (Madera quartz), and occasionally greenish yellow.<br>
* Citrine - Yellow quartz ranging to reddish-orange or brown (Madera quartz), and occasionally greenish yellow.
Rose quartz - Pink.<br>
* Rose quartz - Pink.
[[Chalcedony]] - Fibrous, variously translucent, occurring in many varieties.<br>
* [[Chalcedony]] - Fibrous, variously translucent, occurring in many varieties.
[[Carnelian]] - Reddish orange.<br>
* [[Carnelian]] - Reddish orange.
Aventurine Quartz with tiny aligned inclusions (usually mica) that shimmer.<br>
* Aventurine Quartz with tiny aligned inclusions (usually mica) that shimmer.
Agate - Multi-colored, curved or concentric banded chalcedony.<br>
* Agate - Multi-colored, curved or concentric banded chalcedony.
Onyx - Multi-colored, straight banded chalcedony or chert.<br>
* Onyx - Multi-colored, straight banded chalcedony or chert.
[[Jasper]] - Opaque cryptocrystalline quartz, typically red to brown but often used for other colors.<br>
* [[Jasper]] - Opaque cryptocrystalline quartz, typically red to brown but often used for other colors.
Milky quartz - White, may display diasterism.<br>
* Milky quartz - White, may display diasterism.
Smoky quartz - Light to dark gray, sometimes with a brownish hue.<br>
* Smoky quartz - Light to dark gray, sometimes with a brownish hue.
Tiger's eye - Fibrous gold, red-brown or bluish colored chalcedony, exhibiting chatoyancy.<br>
* Tiger's eye - Fibrous gold, red-brown or bluish colored chalcedony, exhibiting chatoyancy.
Prasiolite - Green.<br>
* Prasiolite - Green.
Rutilated quartz - Contains acicular (needle-like) inclusions of rutile.<br>
* Rutilated quartz - Contains acicular (needle-like) inclusions of rutile.
Dumortierite quartz
* Dumortierite quartz


==Spiritual uses==
==Spiritual uses==

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