Actually, quartz is one of the last minerals to cool under the surface. Because of this, the quartz tends to fill in all of the empty spaces in the solidfying magma, causing it to often come out in flakes, or oddly shaped chunks. Not all igneous rocks cool slowly, and this factor is just dependent on whether or not the rock is intrusive (still under ground) or extrusive (above or near the surface). Because obviously if a rock is underground, with all of the hot magma, it is going to take thousands of years for it to cool completely. While the air of the atmosphere that humans live in is way cooler than underground, so obviously it is going to take less time to cool it. So in closing, it just depends where the quartz is at in the Earth's crust. But, if it is in the Earth's crust, it usually is one of the last minerals to cool, making quartz unique.
That depends on the rate of cooling, which depends on temperature. This also affects crystal size. Also note that relative to other minerals, Quartz cools first on average, hence the large crystals in Granite.
it depends on what type it is and the structure and the way you make it grow all crystals never have the same growing time line
It takes about two weeks I am pretty sure.
Citrine is a form of quartz. Quartz will scratch glass.
feldspar and quartz.
Tiger Eye, a form of quartz, would have a white streak, as would all forms of quartz.
quartz is in solid form while sand in ppt
400000 long years
Smoky quartz is normally found in granite mountains. Smoky quartz is regular quartz which is exposed to radiation on a long term basis.
Amethyst is a violet form of quartz.
Amethyst is the purple form of quartz.
Amethyst is a violet form of quartz.
during heat prusure and time it changers from quartz to smoky quartz
A small quartz crystal can grow about 1mm a week assuming it is in a stable matrix.
Quartz is silicon dioxide, SiO2.
Quartz is and is also a mineral
ALL minerals form below the earth's crust from magma. They can then be uplifted to the surface. Quartz is one of the first to form out of the magma.
Amethyst is a form of quartz that that contains impurities that make it purple.
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