Quartz Crystals: Properties, Varieties, And Crystal Structures
Quartz crystals exhibit remarkable physical properties due to their clarity, hardness, and piezoelectric and pyroelectric effects. They occur in various gemstone varieties like amethyst, citrine, rose quartz, and smoky quartz. Quartz crystals adopt a hexagonal prism and trigonal pyramid shape, belonging to the trigonal crystal system, class 32, and space group R3c. Their trapezoidal faces … Read more