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Slow because Quartz is a very stable mineral at the Earth's surface and is very tightly bound giving it very unusual and useful properties.
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What determines how fast a rock will weather?
Climate and the type of rock
What type of rock is a golden quartz igneous sedimentary or metamorphic?
Quartz is a mineral, not a rock.
What is Rock Crystal?
Quartz.
What type of rock is a Quartz conglomerate?
A metamorphic rock
What type of rock is amethyst quartz?
yes, it is. amethyst is a purple type of quartz.
A very hard igneous rock containing quartz and feldspar?
Granite
What is a Metamorphic rock containing minerals such as talc and mica and quartz or graphite called?
schist
How are quartz and granite different?
Quartz is silicon dioxide (SiO2). Granite is a rock containing many minerals and chemical entities; but granite contain also an important percentage of quartz.
Which will weather faster a rock containg a lot of iron or a rock made up mostly quartz?
The one with iron
Does kimberlite exist in natural blue quartz crystal?
No. Kimberlite is an igneous rock best known for sometimes containing diamonds. it contains no quartz crystals at all.
What determines how fast a rock will weather?
Climate and the type of rock
What kind of rock is quartz?
technically, quartz is not a rock. it is a mineral. quartz can be found in any type of rock
What is granite gas liquid or solid?
Granite is a solid, an igneous rock containing the minerals feldspar, quartz, mica, and inosilicates.
What type of metamorphic rock is formed by sand?
Sand forms sedimentary rocks such as sandstone. Sandstone containing mostly quartz can form the metamorphic rock quartzite.
What kind of rock is a quartz?
Quartz is a mineral composed of silicon and oxygen, SiO2.
How can mineral quartz be in an igneous and sedimentary rock?
== == Quartz is actually a silicate mineral that appears in metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous rocks.
Would You find fossils in quartz?
Quartz is a mineral not a rock. Fossils can be found associated with quartz in sedimentary rock not inside the quartz.
