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Description

Quartz is the second richest mineral in the Earth's continental crust. It is made up of a permanent framework of SiO4 silicon-oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall formula SiO2.

Rocks Found In Mineral

Granitic igneous rocks

Chemical Formula

SiO2

Domestic production and use

Quartz is the material for making glass.