Question

GEOLOGY: How much Fe and Mg does quartz have?

Answer 1

Answer:

None

Explanation:

Quartz is a silicate mineral. It is made up of interlocking chain of silica that forms a framework pattern. Pure quartz is made up of silica and silica alone. Silica has a formula of SiO₂. Quartz is pure silica.

Fe and Mg are not in the framework of silica. They even rarely occur as impurities in the structure of the mineral.