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Quartz. Rose quartz. A sample of amethyst, trigonal silicon oxide, from Amatitlán, Guerrero, Mex. quartz with hematite inclusions quartz Boudinage granite Quartz agates from Mexico. rose quartz smoky quartz
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Learn about sands, which are formed from quartz and also the formation of smooth, sandy beaches
The formation of sand from quartz, which originates from igneous processes, and the...
Video: © MinuteEarth (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Learn about the mining and purification of silicon
Overview of silicon, including mining and processing.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz

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Quartz.
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Rose quartz.
B.M. Shaub
A sample of amethyst, trigonal silicon oxide, from Amatitlán, Guerrero, Mex.
Photograph by Sandy Grimm. Houston Museum of Natural Science, ED 60 Z
quartz with hematite inclusions
Quartz with hematite inclusions, from Denny Mountain, King county, Washington, U.S.
Photograph by Sandy Grimm. Houston Museum of Natural Science
quartz
Quartz from Hot Springs, Ark., U.S.
Photograph by Sandy Grimm. Houston Museum of Natural Science, 2004.1700.0
Boudinage
A vein of boudinaged quartz in blueschist, Samos, Greece.
Seb Turner
granite
Cut and polished surface of granite (magnified 1.5×). Large, slightly pink grains...
D.L. Weide
Quartz agates from Mexico.
Courtesy of Joseph and Helen Guetterman collection; photograph John H. Gerard/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
rose quartz
Rose quartz.
Summi
smoky quartz
Smoky quartz.
© ANASTASIA PYRYEVA/stock.adobe.com
tetrahedrite
A grey tetrahedrite with white quartz, Romania.
Sebastian Socha
Figure 42: Granitic rock consisting of reddish orange feldspar, nearly white quartz,...
Courtesy, Central Michigan University; photo, David L. Brittain
lazulite with quartz
Lazulite with quartz.
Linnell
Bowen's reaction series
Figure 5: Bowen's reaction series showing the sequence of minerals that would be...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
common crystals
Common crystal aggregations and habits.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
quartz-crystal oscillator
Electronic diagram of a quartz-crystal oscillator.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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