Home›Materials›Kind›MineralBrowse ByMineralKind sorts earth materials into their broadest category, such as mineral, rock or sediment. Wikipedia describes quartz as "a hard mineral composed of silica (silicon dioxide)," placing it firmly in the mineral kind rather than among rocks made of many minerals together. This dimension gives a visitor the widest possible grouping of what a material actually is.MineralComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)MineralFilter Results36 entriesHardnessAll1.000000 (1)2.000000 (1)2.500000 (2)3.000000 (1)3.750000 (2)4.000000 (1)5.000000 (1)5.250000 (1)5.500000 (1)5.750000 (1)6.000000 (4)6.250000 (1)6.500000 (3)6.750000 (2)7.000000 (4)7.250000 (2)7.500000 (1)7.750000 (1)8.000000 (2)8.500000 (1)9.000000 (1)10.000000 (1)CauseAllSedimentation (1)Crystal SystemAllCubic (Isometric) (10)Hexagonal (2)Monoclinic (6)Orthorhombic (6)Triclinic (2)Trigonal (Rhombohedral) (6)ClassificationAllCarbonate Mineral (3)Halide Mineral (2)Native Element Mineral (1)Oxide Mineral (5)Phosphate Mineral (2)Silicate Mineral (21)Sulfate Mineral (1)Sulfide Mineral (1)UseAllBuilding and Construction (1)Ceramic and Glass Manufacture (3)Food / De-icing (1)Gemstone (21)Industrial and Abrasive (6)Ore or Metal Extraction (3)Sculpture and Ornamental (4)Soil Amendment or Fertilizer (2)Where FoundAllAustralia (5)Brazil (4)Canada (2)Chile (1)China (2)Colombia (1)Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)Egypt (1)France (1)Guatemala (1)Honduras (1)India (2)Indonesia (1)Iran (1)Madagascar (3)Mexico (2)Myanmar (3)Namibia (1)New Zealand (1)Nigeria (2)Peru (1)Poland (1)Russia (4)Sri Lanka (2)Tanzania (2)United States (4)Vietnam (1)Zambia (2)Zimbabwe (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 36ApatiteMineralAragoniteMineralBerylMineralCalciteMineralChalcedonyMineralChrysoberylMineralCordieriteMineralCorundumMineralDiamondMineralElbaiteMineralFeldsparMineralFluoriteMineralForsteriteMineralGarnetMineralGrossularMineralGypsumMineralHaliteMineralHematiteMineralJadeiteMineralKyaniteMineralLazuriteMineralMagnetiteMineralMalachiteMineralMicaMineralNephriteMineralOlivineMineralOpalMineralOrthoclaseMineralPyriteMineralQuartzMineralSchorlMineralSpessartineMineralSpinelMineralTalcMineralTopazMineralTurquoiseMineralComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.