Strawberry Quartz
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About Strawberry Quartz
Name:
Originally known as "scarlet quartz" and used in the late nineteenth century to describe fine-grained red hematite included quartz from the iron mines of Cumbria [Cumberland], England. The name strawberry quartz has also been used in the early 21st century when referring to various synthetic substances under the pretense that the material is a natural quartz.
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Mindat ID:
11401
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:11401:7
Synonyms of Strawberry Quartz
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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 Strawberry Quartz
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Kazakhstan | |
| Belakovskiy (2003) | |
Mexico | |
| A cab0chon in the collection of Rock ... |
Morocco | |
| Yves Masson |
Shymkent City, Kazakhstan