Tectosilicate Mineral Quartz
name: label: Discipline
content: Mineral Sciences
label: Region
content: US Southeast (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, TN, KY)
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Notes
content: This mineral is Quartz (a tectosilicate mineral). It is mostly colorless and white to light tan in color. It also has a faint sulphur-like smell. It measures approximately 8.2 cm by 9 cm in size at its widest points.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Jan 2024
place: label: Collecting Locality
content: Near Spruce Pine, North America, United States, North Carolina, Mitchell County
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
publisher: label: Scientific Name
content: Tectosilicate Mineral Quartz
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO41464
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections