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