quartz
mineral made of silicon and oxygen
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quartz
Summary
quartz is a mineral species[1]. quartz ranks in the top 0.14% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50,231 views/month, #2 of 1,431).[2]
Key Facts
- quartz's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
- cross vein is named after quartz[4].
- quartz's chemical formula is recorded as SiO₂[5].
- quartz is a type of dioxosilicate minerals (silica family)[6].
- quartz is a type of tectosilicates[7].
- quartz is part of sand[8].
- quartz's Commons category is recorded as Quartz[9].
- quartz comprises silicon dioxide[10].
- quartz's streak color is recorded as black[11].
- quartz's mineral fracture is recorded as conchoidal fracture[12].
- quartz's crystal system is recorded as trigonal crystal system[13].
- quartz's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[14].
- quartz's point group is recorded as trigonal-trapezoidal[15].
- quartz's space group is recorded as space group P3₁21[16].
- quartz's space group is recorded as space group P3₂21[17].
- quartz's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as IV/D.01a[18].
- quartz's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 4.DA.05[19].
- quartz's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 4.DA.05[20].
- quartz's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Quartz[21].
- quartz's Commons gallery is recorded as Quartz[22].
- quartz's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+7'}[23].
- quartz's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[24].
- quartz's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
- quartz's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
- quartz's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[27].
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Works and Contributions
Things named for quartz include CLC[28], a girl group[29], founded in 2015[30] and Mount Suishō[31], a mountain[32], in Japan[33].
Why It Matters
quartz ranks in the top 0.14% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50,231 views/month, #2 of 1,431).[2] quartz has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] quartz is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for quartz include CLC[28], a girl group[29], founded in 2015[30] and Mount Suishō[31], a mountain[32], in Japan[33].