Quartz comes in many different colours. These colours are violet (amethyst), golden yellow (citrine), pink/peachish (rose quartz), brown (smoky quartz), green (prasiolite) and colourless (rock crystal).
Amethyst is a violet form of quartz.
White. All forms of quartz will have a white streak, regardless of specimen color.
Striped quartz is a type of quartz crystal that features natural stripes or bands of color within the stone. These stripes are often caused by the presence of other minerals or impurities that have been incorporated into the quartz as it formed. Striped quartz can come in a variety of color combinations, such as black and white, blue and white, or red and white.
Granite and diorite are both igneous rocks, but they differ in mineral composition. Granite contains more quartz and potassium feldspar, giving it a lighter color and coarser texture. Diorite has more plagioclase feldspar and little to no quartz, giving it a darker color and finer texture.
The value of smoky quartz will vary with the color. Medium smokey quartz is valued at approximately $38 per carat. Lighter and darker shades will be worth less.
Quartz is a color.
Quartz has a white streak.
White.
Amethyst is a violet form of quartz.
Rose quartz typically exhibits a pale to medium pink color with a white streak.
Quartz is colorless when pure, but can be found in all colors of the rainbow.
Impurities gives quartz its many beautiful colors.
White.
Pure quartz is colorless. Trace amounts of transition metal impurities in the quartz are what give it its color.
Yes, amethyst is a type of quartz that contains traces of iron impurities that give it its purple color.
White. All forms of quartz will have a white streak, regardless of specimen color.
It will be shiny or smooth and its a lighter color