quartz
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- noun
- /kwɔrts/
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cuarzo
- A handsome piece of white quartz nearly six inches high adorned the table.
- quartz crystal
- quartz flake
- grains of quartz
We have rose quartz, clear quartz, amethyst and jade.
- We have rose quartz, clear quartz, amethyst and jade.
- It's carved from a single block of clear quartz with a detachable draw.
- So they look like this, I think they're called mint, golden mint and smoky quartz.
- To solve them both, they needed tiny grains of one of the most common minerals on Earth, quartz.
- Water is actually an anti lubricant for many materials, including quartz, which is our most common mineral in in soils on earth.
Examples
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Dr. Richards said, "Quartz is one of the most common elements in rock."
Fiction book (1998) -
These genuine quartz crystal mood pendants change color with your mood.
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And this one's rose quartz.
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Might be a quartz deposit.
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This is a smoky quartz crystal.
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We have rose quartz, clear quartz, amethyst and jade.
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The walls and ceiling were packed with glimmering quartz: clear, red, and green.
Fiction book (1992) -
Native Americans were buried in the mound with quartz crystals, shell cups, and more than 100 stone arrow points.
Academic text (2009) -
Every season, crates of quartz tools and ancient mammal fossils were shipped off to the Cenozoic Laboratory.
Academic text (2006) -
The jeweler displayed a stunning quartz crystal that sparkled in the light.
Synonyms
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A hard white mineral like quartz found in sand and rocks used to make glass and ceramics
A hard white or clear material found in sand and quartz
A hard white or clear material that makes up sand and glass
Compounds
- Specialized
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A small clear stone cut to make a steady electrical signal for clocks and radios
- Specialized
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A clear, hard material made mostly from pure sand that resists high heat and chemicals
- Specialized
A lamp with a quartz tube that gives very bright light and ultraviolet rays used to kill germs
- Specialized
An electronic device that makes a very steady electric signal by using a vibrating quartz crystal
- Specialized
A type of sand made mostly of small hard clear rock grains used to make glass
- Archaic
A machine with heavy metal hammers that crushes quartz rock to get gold and other minerals
How Hard
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word quartz comes from the German word Quarz, which named a 'hard' stone that is often clear or white, so this name fits the common mineral we see as sand grains and in many rocks.