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quartz

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Noun

a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities

colorless glass made of almost pure silica

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Synonyms:
quartz glass vitreous silica lechatelierite crystal

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