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The 50 pages that link to Quartz, each with the reason it gives.

• Silicate mineralBroader topic: Quartz is a framework silicate made entirely of silicon and oxygen.

• Mohs scaleBroader topic: It is a common reference point in the scale’s harder range.

• PiezoelectricityBroader topic: Quartz was among the crystals in which the Curies first observed the effect.

• Silicon dioxideBroader topic: It is the best-known natural crystalline form of silicon dioxide.

• Quartz clockBroader topic: Its piezoelectric properties and stable resonance make it the clock’s timing element.

• Mineral identificationBroader topic: Quartz demonstrates how one mineral can vary widely in color while retaining diagnostic properties.

• Silicon–oxygen tetrahedronBroader topic: The simplest fully connected framework, and the purest form of the tetrahedral network.

• SandBroader topic: Its durability makes quartz grains common in sand deposits.

• Trigonal crystal systemBroader topic: Quartz is a familiar mineral whose crystal structure belongs to the trigonal system.

• Rhombohedral crystal systemBroader topic: Its trigonal symmetry links a familiar mineral to this crystal classification.

• GreisenBroader topic: Quartz commonly remains abundant as feldspar is altered during greisenization.

• RecrystallizationBroader topic: Quartz develops diagnostic recrystallized textures in many deformed crustal rocks.

• Hexagonal crystal familyBroader topic: Its trigonal symmetry exemplifies the less obvious system included in this family.

• Tectosilicate frameworkBroader topic: The pure-silica framework case, needing no charge balance at all.