Luster - Nonmetallic

Hardness - Greater than 5.5

Streak=White or Colorless

No Apparent Cleavage

Quartz
SiO2

White or colorless Streak

Conchoidal fracture

Colorless or white; can be pink purple black or yellow. Often forms 6-sided crystals. H=7.0

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