Quartz
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- Note
- Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silica (silicon dioxide). The atoms are linked in a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall chemical formula of SiO2. Quartz is the second most abundant mineral in Earth´s continental crust, behind feldspar.[10]
Quartz exists in two forms, the normal α-quartz and the high-temperature β-quartz, both of which are chiral. The transformation from α-quartz to β-quartz takes place abruptly at 573 °C (846 K; 1,063 °F). Since the transformation is accompanied by a significant change in volume, it can easily induce microfracturing of ceramics or rocks passing through this temperature threshold.
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Quarz
Quarz ist nach den Feldspäten...
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Quarzdruse
Quarz ist nach den Feldspäten...
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Quarz
Quarz ist nach den Feldspäten...
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Image: Harzmuseum Wernigerode - CC BY-NC-SA
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