Quartz Compound

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noun • a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite
	47%	12		Quartz varieties like rose quartz or smoky quartz
adjective satellite • used of gemstones having less commercial value than precious stones
	29%	6		Mineral primarily a compound of 13, reduced by measure unknown
noun • colorless glass made of almost pure silica • a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities

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