Where are Quartz often found?

Question

I'm writing a story about Quartz and in order for me to do that, I need to know where are they found. My brother said that they are found somewhere in hot springs, but I don't know what that is. Maybe you guys can answer that too?

Answer 1

Quartz is the second most common mineral on earth, so just about anywhere :-) including hot springs.

It can be found as a component of almost any rock type in any geological environment.

There are different 'types' of quartz (Rose, Smoky, Agates,for example) and there are notable locations for each of these of interest to collectors.

For further information look for a good mineralogy book in your library such as http://www.amazon.com/Manual-Mineralogy-after-James-Revised/dp/0471312665

Answer 2

Just to add a bit to some of the other answers. Your brother may be referring to the quartz crystals found near the city of Hot Springs, Arkansas. This is one of the most famous locations in the world for quartz crystals. Another type of deposit that produces very large quartz crystals is called a pegmatite. Some of the famous locations for pegmatites are Brazil and San Diego County, California. I own a mine where quartz crystals 3 feet long weighing 60 pounds have been found.

Answer 3

Quarts is a very common mineral and its found nearly everywhere. Sand on the the beach is nearly pure quartz. There are about 15 major varieties as well, like Amethyst (Brazil), Citrine (Brazil), Jasper (Africa), Chalcedony (Asia) and many more. Here are the 15 varieties. It might be helpful to look those up individually then trying to just use the broad term quartz.

Chalcedony
Agate
Onyx
Jasper
Aventurine
Rose quartz
Milk quartz
Smoky quartz
Morion
Carnelian
Tiger's eye
Amethyst
Citrine
Prasiolite
Rock crystal or mountain crystal

Answer 4

Boy, I live on the Continental Divide in Mt. The mountains are made out of granite. They are old mountains. They are full of Quartz! Everytime it rains, they will pop their beautiful little heads out of the soil. And actually Mt is full of hot springs. Never connected the two, but that could be something for you to explore. We sure have a lot of both! There are also a large variety of Quartz, such as Rose, Clear, Smokey, just to name a few. Research it on the web. You'll find lots of information about it. Don't forget to mention the healing properties that people believe Quartz has.
Good luck on your story.

Answer 5

Quartz is one of the most prevalent minerals on earth! So, it's found just about everywhere. Is there a particular variety of quartz your character is going to find? Amethyst, citrine, rock crystal, etc? Anyhow, here's a link to a page that should help: http://www.mindat.org/lsearch.php?loc=quartz

Hope it helps!

Answer 6

Quartz is found in metamorphic and igneous rocks.
It is found in the eastern U.S from Maine to Georgia.
In general it is found less in areas where there is mostly sedimentary rock like sandstone and limestone in the midwest.
It also common in the western part of the United States.

Answer 7

I live In Clearlake California there are many areas where you can see and collect Clearlake diamonds. (quartz diamonds) This is a volcanic and geothermal area. There are many hot springs here. Where water finds its way to hot spots usually closer to the earths surface. The water gets hot causes pressure thereby pushing it back up to the earths surface.