Faden Quartz

Where it forms, where it's found

15recorded occurrences

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Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
8OOxygen Oxygen 2 15.999 31.998
53.26%
14SiSilicon Silicon 1 28.085 28.085
46.74%
Total 60.083 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From Mindat formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
8OOxygen	Oxygen	2	15.999	31.998	53.26%
14SiSilicon	Silicon	1	28.085	28.085	46.74%
	Total	60.083	100.00%

Synonyms

Fadenquarz

Literature, links & citation

Citations

1946Г.Г. Леммлейн (1946) О происхождении плоских кварцев с «белой полосой». Вопросы минералогии, геохимии и петрографии, М: 1946: 98-110. [ Lemmlein, G.G. (1946) The origin of "white band" quartz. Woprosy Mineralogii, Geochimii i Petrografii (Isdatel'stvo Akad. Nauk SSSR, Moskwa): 98-110. ]
1946Lemmlein, G.G. (1946) Über die Entstehung flacher Kristalle mit «weissen Streifen». Fragen der Mineralogie, Geochemie und Petrographie, herausgegeben von der Akademie der Naturwissenschaften der UdSSR. Translated from Russian by B. Stalder-Scherrer (1969) in: Schweizer Strahler: 2: 430-440.
1990Richards, R. Peter (1990) The Origin of Faden Quartz. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (3) 191-201
1995Rykart, R. (1995) Quarz-Monographie - Die Eigenheiten von Bergkristall, Rauchquarz, Amethyst, Chalcedon, Achat, Opal und anderen Varietäten. Ott-Verlag, Thun.

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Faden Quartz — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/faden-quartz-46656},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}