quartz

Summary

quartz is a mineral species^[1]. quartz ranks in the top 0.14% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,330 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 (7,330 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 64 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].