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No, its brittle under the stress and temperature conditions found at or near the Earth's surface. However if "stressed" it is piezoelectric.
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Is quartz made out of plastic?
Quartz is hard mineral consisting of silica. It is not plastic.
What mineral is often used as an insulater in elictrical equippment?
Quartz is used as well as plain old plastic or rubber.
are pretty crystals for example quartz and rose quarts rare?
Quartz is more valuable when it is completely intact; however, a piece of naturally occurring quartz of unusual color is still worth more and of higher quality than a smooth piece of manufactured plastic or glass designed to imitate quartz.
What is the plural of quartz?
The plural of quartz is quartz or quartzes.
How does smoky quartz form from quartz?
during heat prusure and time it changers from quartz to smoky quartz
Plural form of quartz?
The word quartz does not have a suffix. Quartz is a noun and is a mineral that is white and colorless and made of silicon dioxide.
Why is it called Bull Quartz?
bull quartz is SiO2 (quartz) with no appreciable economic elements -- in other words uneconomic quartz
What are some minerals that have quartz in them?
Quartz is a mineral. No other minerals contain quartz.
Is quartz(rose) a rock or mineral?
Rose quartz is a variety of quartz which is a mineral.
Is this a word Quartz?
Quartz is a color.
Is quartz magnetic?
Quartz is not magnetic.
Is quartz an atom?
No quartz is a mineral.
