Tricky question, as quartz is found in so many forms and is a component of rocks like granite. Quartz is the state mineral of Arkansas and South Dakota. Quartz or forms of quartz are the state rock of Florida (agatized coral), Kentucky(agate), Massachusetts (pudding stone and granite), Mississippi (petrified wood), Missouri (mozarkite), Nebraska (agate), Nevada (sandstone), NH (granite), NC (granite), Oregon (thunder eggs), SC (granite), Texas (petrified palm wood), Vermont (granite), Wisconsin (granite).
either rose quartz or crystal quartz is the glossiest. there are many, many types of minerals on earth. quartz is the 7th hardest mineral...(according to the Mohs scale
no it is not accually
Many of them, quartz for instance.
Quartz is the mineral that is the basic building block in many rocks.
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Examples of white minerals are aragonite and quartz. There are many other minerals that can appear white, and even more with a white streak, streak being the color of the mineral in its powdered state.
The group of rocks that usually have the mineral quartz as part of their composition is the granitic group. Quartz is one of the last minerals to crystallize filling in the gaps in granite as it cools.
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quartz, tin, copper, silver, and many more
Quartz is a naturally occurring mineral and may be found in all three types of rock. Quartz in found in the ground. It is a common constituent of granite, sandstone, limestone, and many other igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. It is the most abundant mineral in Earth, therefore, you can find quartz almost everywhere.
It is related in that quartz is a common rock forming mineral, and appears in granite along with many other forms of rock.
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