quartz (Q1125)

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mineral composed of silicon and oxygen atoms in a continuous framework of SiO₄ silicon–oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall chemical formula of SiO₂
  • SiO2
  • α-aQuarz
  • rock crystal
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quartz
mineral composed of silicon and oxygen atoms in a continuous framework of SiO₄ silicon–oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall chemical formula of SiO₂
  • SiO2
  • α-aQuarz
  • rock crystal

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