Properties & Information

Citrine

Citrine

CitrineSCIENCE / MINERALOGYCitrine is the yellow to orange-brown variety of quartz, SiO₂. Natural citrine owes its color to iron-related defects and color centers within the quartz lattice. It crystallizes in...

Citrine

CitrineSCIENCE / MINERALOGYCitrine is the yellow to orange-brown variety of quartz, SiO₂. Natural citrine owes its color to iron-related defects and color centers within the quartz lattice. It crystallizes in...

Colorless Topaz

Colorless Topaz

Colorless TopazSCIENCE / MINERALOGYColorless Topaz is transparent topaz without strong color-producing defects or trace-element effects. Topaz is an aluminum fluorosilicate, Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂, crystallizing in the orthorhombic system. It has a Mohs...

Colorless Topaz

Colorless TopazSCIENCE / MINERALOGYColorless Topaz is transparent topaz without strong color-producing defects or trace-element effects. Topaz is an aluminum fluorosilicate, Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂, crystallizing in the orthorhombic system. It has a Mohs...

Colombianite

Colombianite

ColombianiteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYColombianite is a trade name for dark natural glassy material found in Colombia. It is commonly described in the crystal trade as a tektite or impact glass, but...

Colombianite

ColombianiteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYColombianite is a trade name for dark natural glassy material found in Colombia. It is commonly described in the crystal trade as a tektite or impact glass, but...

Collawood

Collawood

CollawoodSCIENCE / MINERALOGYCollawood is a modern trade name for silicified or petrified wood containing colorful secondary copper minerals. The fossilized wood framework is largely replaced by quartz or chalcedony, while...

Collawood

CollawoodSCIENCE / MINERALOGYCollawood is a modern trade name for silicified or petrified wood containing colorful secondary copper minerals. The fossilized wood framework is largely replaced by quartz or chalcedony, while...

Cobra Jasper

Cobra Jasper

Cobra JasperSCIENCE / MINERALOGYCobra Jasper is a trade name applied to patterned jasper or chalcedony-rich material, commonly showing curved, orbicular, spotted, or snake-skin-like markings. The host is primarily microcrystalline silica,...

Cobra Jasper

Cobra JasperSCIENCE / MINERALOGYCobra Jasper is a trade name applied to patterned jasper or chalcedony-rich material, commonly showing curved, orbicular, spotted, or snake-skin-like markings. The host is primarily microcrystalline silica,...

Cobaltoan Calcite

Cobaltoan Calcite

Cobaltoan CalciteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYCobaltoan Calcite is a pink to magenta variety of calcite in which cobalt substitutes for some calcium in the CaCO₃ structure. It crystallizes in the trigonal system...

Cobaltoan Calcite

Cobaltoan CalciteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYCobaltoan Calcite is a pink to magenta variety of calcite in which cobalt substitutes for some calcium in the CaCO₃ structure. It crystallizes in the trigonal system...