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Cubic Quartz

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Porsguen beach alluvials, Plougastel-Daoulas, Daoulas, Finistère, Brittany, France
© François Périnet

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A variety of Quartz

Distorted crystals with a (pseudo)cubic appearance. They frequently occur in alpine clefts.

Classification of Cubic Quartz

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Other Names for Cubic Quartz

Synonyms:
Kubischer Quarz
Other Languages:
German:Würfelquarz

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    Localities for Cubic Quartz

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Austria
     
    • Carinthia
      • Saualpe Mts
        • Ladinger Spitze Mt. - Speikkogel Mt. area
    		R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    • Salzburg
      • Hohe Tauern Mts
        • Felben valley
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)
        • Habach valley
          • Moar Alp
    		R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
        • Hollersbach valley
    		Natural History Museum Vienna collection
    • Styria
      • Koralpe Mts
        • Deutschlandsberg
          • St Oswald
    		Postl, W. & Moser, B. (1987); Exel, R. (1993)
    • Tyrol
      • East Tyrol
        • Virgen valley
          • Prägraten
            • Timmelbach valley
    		R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    France
     
    • Brittany
      • Finistère
        • Daoulas
          • Plougastel-Daoulas
    		Collected by Jean Guennéguès
    Germany
     
    • Bavaria
      • Lower Bavaria
        • Bavarian Forest
          • Regen
            • Bischofsmais
    		S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
    • North Rhine-Westphalia
      • Sauerland
        • Warstein
          • Hirschberg
    		D. Pawlowski: "Mineralfundstellen im Sauerland", Weise (Munich), 1991
          • Hohe Liet Mt.
    		D. Pawlowski: "Mineralfundstellen im Sauerland", Weise (Munich), 1991
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