i bought a 28ct. loost quartz crystal is there a wya i can tell if it is real or not?
Quartz is a mineral. If an explanation is needed then it is because anything that can be made into a gemstone is a mineral and Quartz can be made into gemstones.
RE: Is Quartz a rock or mineral?
Quartz is indeed a mineral. Minerals are naturally occurring, inorganic, have a definite chemical composition and can be expressed as a chemical formula. For quartz, the formula is Si O2. However, a rock can be quartz as well. The official term is monomineralic rock. That means that the rock consists of one mineral. In my part of the country, pure, white quartz veins run through igneous and sedimentary rocks. A chunk of that white quartz is a rock, but it is also a mineral.
It is a mineral because it is found occurring naturally
