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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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∙ 9y agoQuartz is in the silicate class of minerals. They come in many different colors including clear, green, pink, yellow, and black.
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∙ 13y agoQuartz is a silicate (specifically a tectosilicate).
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∙ 14y agoQuartz is classified as a silicate mineral.
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∙ 11y agosilicates
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∙ 12y agoSilicates.
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What is quartz's mineral group?
Quartz is an Oxide Mineral.
What is the hardest mineral in this group?
Silicon Dioxide (known as Quartz) is not the hardest mineral, the hardest mineral is an allotrope of carbon called diamond. Quartz is only the 7th hardest mineral.
How can the mineral quartz be an igneous rock?
Quartz is a rock-forming mineral--and can be found in all three rock types. There is no igneous rock formation that is exclusively composed of the mineral quartz.
Is rose quartz a rock or a mineral?
Rose quartz is actually a silicate mineral that may appear in metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous rocks.
What kind of rock is a quartz?
Quartz is a mineral composed of silicon and oxygen, SiO2.
Is quartz a alloy?
Yes, quartz is silicon dioxide (SiO2), sometimes called silica. In mineral classification it is a silicate mineral.
Is quartz a mineral or an ore?
quartz is a mineral
What is quartz mineral?
Quartz is an Oxide Mineral.
Is quartz(rose) a rock or mineral?
Rose quartz is a variety of quartz which is a mineral.
Could quartz be considered a mineral?
Quartz is a mineral.
What is quartz's mineral group?
Quartz is an Oxide Mineral.
Is quartz a mineral at 3100 degrees Fahrenheit?
Quartz is always a mineral.
Is quartz an atom?
No quartz is a mineral.
What makes up the mineral rose quartz?
Rose quartz is composed of the mineral quartz, formula SiO2.
Is a Quartz a rock or mineral?
It is a mineral
What is the hardest mineral in this group?
Silicon Dioxide (known as Quartz) is not the hardest mineral, the hardest mineral is an allotrope of carbon called diamond. Quartz is only the 7th hardest mineral.
Is quartz a mineral or non mineral?
Quartz is a mineral, chemical formula SiO2.
