Shocked Quartz (original) (raw)

About Shocked QuartzHide

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A variety of Quartz

Quartz shocked under intense pressure (but limited temperature). During the pressure shock, the crystalline structure of quartz will be deformed along planes inside the crystal. These planes, which show up as lines under a microscope, are called planar deformation features (PDFs), or shock lamellae.

Commonly found in impact craters.
Shocked quartz is often associated with the high-pressure silica polymorphs coesite and stishovite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Mindat ID:

40482 (as Shocked Quartz)
3337 (as Quartz)

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:40482:2 (as Shocked Quartz)
mindat:1:1:3337:0 (as Quartz)

3dfbd1ef-1806-4961-b582-2b79101a4264 (as Shocked Quartz)
4ca61d6f-75f8-4208-8fb2-3b0eecbcd8f0 (as Quartz)

Chemistry of Shocked QuartzHide

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Other Language Names for Shocked QuartzHide

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Other InformationHide

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Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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Localities for Shocked QuartzHide

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This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.

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