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Both quartz and rock crystal are made up primarily of silicon dioxide. The main difference between them is that rock crystal does not have any significant amount of trace elements that would color it. Quartz does contain coloring trace elements.
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What is the difference in silicates such as asbestos mica and quartz?
The difference is in their chemical composition and crystal structure which gives them different properties.
Is quartz homo or hetero?
Pure quartz is a homomogeneous crystal.
The difference between quartzite and quartz is that in quartzite the grains have been?
compacted
Clear type of quartz?
rock crystal
A clear type of quartz?
Rock crystal.
What is the difference between a quartz crystal and a diamond crystal?
There are several differences, the primary one being that on the Mohs hardness scale, diamond is 10, quartz is 8. Quartz crystal is very hard, but diamond is harder.
Is there a difference between milky smoky and rose quartz?
The difference is in varying concentrations of quarts in each crystal.
What is the difference between a tetragonal crystal and a cubic crystal?
what is the difference between an cubic and a tetragonal crystal
What is the difference in silicates such as asbestos mica and quartz?
The difference is in their chemical composition and crystal structure which gives them different properties.
How rapidly does Quartz vibrate?
Quartz vibrates when a voltage is applied between opposite faces of a crystal. The frequency of the vibration depends on the thickness of the crystal, and on the direction of the faces compared to the natural planes in the crystal structure.
Is amethyset a crystal?
Amethyst is a variety of crystal quartz.
Is quartz homo or hetero?
Pure quartz is a homomogeneous crystal.
What is Rock Crystal?
Quartz.
What is the difference between quartz and diamond?
Quartz is silicon dioxide (sand). Diamond is an allotropic form of carbon.
What is the difference between silica and quartz?
Quartz is a naturally occurring form of silica that often contains impurities.
Is there a jewl or crystal capable of holding energy?
quartz crystal
What is the difference between quartz movement and kinetic quartz movement?
Quartz movement is more traditional. Kintetic quartz relies on different principles and is a bit more accurate.
