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Need help identifying this crystal

This was given to me, but I’m not sure what it is. I’m thinking clear quartz, but I’m not sure.

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Jul 09, 2020
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by: Douglas

It looks like quartz. Try a scratch test. Quartz is a 7 on the mosh scale. Read about hardness (scratch here).

https://www.rocksandminerals4u.com/properties_of_minerals.html

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