Quartz

Meanings

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.

Quartz: Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silica (silicon dioxide). The atoms are linked in a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen tetrahedra
Quartz crisis: The quartz crisis (Swiss) or quartz revolution (America, Japan and other countries) was the advancement in the watchmaking industry caused by the advent
Quartz (disambiguation): Look up quartz in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Quartz is a common mineral. Quartz may also refer to: Quartz, California, former settlement in Butte