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  1. CategoryTectosilicates, quartz group
    FormulaSiO₂
    IMA symbolQz
    Strunz classification4.DA.05 (oxides)
    Early studies

    Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder believed quartz to be water ice, permanently frozen after great lengths of time. He supported this idea by saying that quartz is found near glaciers in the Alps, but not on volcanic mountains, … See more

    Crystal habit and structure

    Quartz belongs to the trigonal crystal system at room temperature, and to the hexagonal crystal system above 573 °C (846 K; 1,063 °F). The former is called α-quartz; the latter is β-quartz. The ideal crystal shape is … See more

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