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1. Quartz
   Quartz is a common crystalline mineral.
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2. Quartz
   Quartz has the formulae SiO2 and a relative hardness of 7. It is a very widespread mineral which occurs as an important constituent of igneous rocks which have an excess of silica. Very resistant to mechanical and chemical attack. Massive, fine grained types are called jasper, chert, flint, agate. Coarse crystalline types called amethyst, rose quartz etc.
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3. quartz
   [n] - a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form
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4. quartz
   [n] - a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form
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5. Quartz
   (SiO2) The most common silica mineral.
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6. Quartz
   Code-name for a tablet-like, quarter-VGA portrait screen size, pen-based, reference design.
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7. Quartz
   Photograph of a quartz molecular model, courtesy of Indigo® Instruments.Found naturally as faceted crystals. Its birefringent properties are used in the production of optical quarter-wave plates and polarizers. A mineral whose primary component is silicon dioxide (SiO₂). Its colour and other aspects of its appearance depended on the impu…
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8. quartz
   is the name given to various kinds of silica in crystal form Category: Mining
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9. quartz
   The most common of stones, used for decoration since the Classical period. When free from impurities, it is a colourless rock crystal; other forms most commonly used as gemstones since the 19thC include the amethyst in all shades of violet, the cairngorm in yellow and brown, and the yellow citrine which is often wrongly referred to as topaz. The ph …
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10. Quartz
    Quartz noun [ German quarz .] (Min.) A form of silica, or silicon dioxide (SiO ₂ ), occurring in hexagonal crystals, which are commonly colorless and transparent, but sometimes also yellow, brown, purple, green, and of other colors; also in cryptocrystalline massive forms varying in color and degree of transparency, being sometimes opaque. » The crystalline varieties incl …
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11. quartz
    <chemical> A form of silica, or silicon dioxide (SiO2), occurring in hexagonal crystals, which are commonly colourless and transparent, but sometimes also yellow, brown, purple, green, and of other colours; also in cryptocrystalline massive forms varying in colour and degree of transparency, being sometimes opaque. ... The crystalline varietie …
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12. quartz
    noun 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
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13. Quartz
    `Quartz` (from German ) is the second most common mineral in the Earth's continental crust, feldspar being the first. It is made up of a lattice of silica tetrahedra. Quartz has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale and a density of 2.65 g/cm³.
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14. Quartz
    `Quartz` (from German ) is the second most common mineral in the Earth's continental crust, feldspar being the first. It is made up of a lattice of silica tetrahedra. Quartz has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale and a density of 2.65 g/cm³.
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15. Quartz
    • (n.) A form of silica, or silicon dioxide (SiO2), occurring in hexagonal crystals, which are commonly colorless and transparent, but sometimes also yellow, brown, purple, green, and of other colors; also in cryptocrystalline massive forms varying in color and degree of transparency, being sometimes opaque.
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16. quartz
    A crystalline form of silicon dioxide used in chemical apparatus and in optical and electric instruments.
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17. Quartz
    A material frequently used in projectile points and other artifacts. When quartz is clear and colorless it is called rock crystal; milky wuartz is milky white; smoky quartz is clouded a brown color; rose quartz is a pale red color; sugar quartz is the color of brown sugar.
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18. Quartz
    Tungsten-Halogen lights or lighting units. The name is derived from the material which encloses the lighting element. (Lighting)
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19. quartz
    A hard mineral, that is a crystalline form of silica (silicon dioxide, SiO₂); it is colorless when pure ("rock crystal"). Quartz is a constituent of many rocks, especially igneous rocks such as granite and quartzite, metamorphic rocks such as gneisses and schists, an...
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