it is a mineral
Quartz is a mineral, silicon dioxide, not a type of rock. Quartz is a constituent of many rocks, eg. granite, which is composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica.
Quartz is a mineral composed of silicon and oxygen, SiO2.
rock salt and conglomerate
In the world of geology, the rock that rhymes with alert is chert. Chert is a type of sedimentary rock composed of microcrystalline quartz.
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.
== == Jasper.
technically, quartz is not a rock. it is a mineral. quartz can be found in any type of rock
Quartz is a silicate mineral (SiO2). igneous A+
A metamorphic rock
Quartz is a mineral, not a rock.
It's a type of quartz rock, only it's blue.
Quartz, feldspar and biotite are the most common type of minerals that a rock is composed of. Rocks can be sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic; any of the 3 minerals are always present in the rocks.