Trapiche-like Quartz from Dongwuqi Area, Inner Mongolia, China

Trapiche-like quartz, which is scarcely reported, has a unique texture with a core, six arms, and quartz growth sectors. This study is based on six trapiche-like quartz from the Dongwuqi area, Inner Mongolia, China. Many experiments have been carried out to investigate the basic gemological characte...

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Published in:Minerals (Basel) 2023-07, Vol.13 (7), p.967
Main Authors: Jiang, Ling, Liu, Yingxin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ablation
Chemical composition
Colour
Crystal growth
Crystals
Fourier transforms
High temperature
Inclusions
Iron oxides
Laboratories
Lasers
Light
Quartz
Raman spectra
Raman spectroscopy
Silicon wafers
Structure
Symmetry
Temperature
Texture
Trace elements
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Summary:Trapiche-like quartz, which is scarcely reported, has a unique texture with a core, six arms, and quartz growth sectors. This study is based on six trapiche-like quartz from the Dongwuqi area, Inner Mongolia, China. Many experiments have been carried out to investigate the basic gemological characteristics, crystal structures, and chemical compositions. Magnification observation has demonstrated that the texture is due to the distribution of white-colored chalcedony in growth sectors. Spherical and black inclusions have been identified as iron oxides by Raman spectra and EPMA. EPMA and LA-ICP-MS data have shown that the samples were grown in an acidic environment with an average medium-high temperature of 325 °C. Combined with the crystal growth theories and infrared experiments, we propose that the trapiche-like texture is the result of dislocation glide, which is caused by the existence of water and changes in temperature.
ISSN:2075-163X
2075-163X
DOI:10.3390/min13070967