1. QUARTZ By: Jane 3 rd Grade Student

2. Quartz  Is an extremely common mineral in the earth’s crust  Composed of silicon and oxygen  Known as beautiful, colorless, hexagonal crystals  Can come in colors of white, pink purple, and gray  Hardness on Mohs Scale is 7.

3. Amethyst

4. Rocks made of Quartz  Essential part of granite and other igneous rocks  Common in sedimentary rocks such as sandstone and shale  Can be in metamorphic rocks such as schist, gneiss, and quartzite

5. Rose Quartz

6. Types of Quartz  Onyx  Jasper  Amethyst  Tiger’s eye  Citron  Agate  Rose Quartz  Milk Quartz  Smokey Quartz

7. White Quartz

8. Where you can find it…  A major mining location for high purity quartz is the Spruce Pine Gem Mine in North Carolina.

9. Reference  Lowery L. F., Lucchi, L., Malone, L., & Long, K. (2005) Earth Materials. California: Delta Education.