Quartz

Amethyst	Ametrine	Citrine
Clear Quartz, Rock Crystal	Milky Quartz	Rose Quartz
Rutilated Quartz	Smoky Quartz

Varieties of quartz that form macroscopic (large enough to see) crystals are as follows:

• Amethyst is a variety of quartz that is purple in color
• Ametrine is a variety of quartz mixed with amethyst and citrine.
• Citrine is a yellow to orange gemstone variety that is rare in nature but is often created by heating Amethyst.
• Milky Quartz is the cloudy white variety.
• Clear Quartz, Rock Crystal is the clear variety that is also used as a gemstone.
• Rose Quartz is a pink to reddish pink variety.
• Rutilated Quartz has large inclusions of rutile in clear quartz
• Smoky Quartz is the brown to gray variety.

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