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Quartz (Si O2 ) Silicon dioxide crystallizing in the trigonal system. It is the most abundant mineral on earth’s crust, crystallizing in different shapes. It is the primary element occurring in a large number of magmatic, metamorphic or sedimentary rocks.

Quartz is colorless and transparent when pure.

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