Translucent Quartz

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Locality: Baia Mare, Romania No.: - Size: 5 cm x 3 cm x 3 cm Formula: SiO2 Description: This Quartz specimen is very translucent giving serious problems to 3d reconstruction. Many parts of the scan were sculpted in ZBrush to maintain the fidelity of the specimen’s actual habit. Quartz is one of the most well-known minerals on earth. It occurs in basically all mineral environments and is the important constituent of many rocks. Quartz is also the most varied of all minerals, occurring in all different forms, habits, and colors. There are more varieties of names given to Quartz than any other mineral. The crystal habits of Quartz are widely variable, but the most common habit is hexagonal prisms terminated with a six-sided pyramid, as you can see in this sample. Website: http://geology.uaic.ro/muzee/mineralogie/ Concept & 3D-modelling by dr. Andrei Ionut APOPEI