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Noun

quartz - a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities
mineral solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
quartz crystal a thin plate or small rod of quartz cut along certain lines and ground so that it can produce an electric signal at a constant frequency; used in crystal oscillators
atomic number 14, silicon, si a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
rock crystal, transparent quartz a clear quartz used in making electronic and optical equipment
cairngorm, smoky quartz a smoky yellow or brown quartz
amethyst a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone
calcedony, chalcedony a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz
citrine semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz
rose quartz a translucent rose-red variety of quartz used for ornaments
silica, silicon dioxide, silicon oxide a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite
aventurine, sunstone a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals
quartz - colorless glass made of almost pure silica
quartz glass, vitreous silica, lechatelierite, crystal
natural glass magma of any composition that cooled very rapidly
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quartz - The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.

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  • Quartz is the second most abundant mineral in the Earth's continental crust, after feldspar. It is made up of a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall formula SiO2. There are many different varieties of quartz, several of which are semi-precious gemstones.

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  • quartz
    The second most abundant mineral in the Earth's continental crust (after feldspar). It is made up of a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon-oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall formula SiO2. (source: Wikipedia)

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