Quartz

GPTKB entity
AI-created image of Quartz
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Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf granite
gptkbp:abundance Second most abundant mineral in Earth's continental crust
gptkbp:associatedRockType Igneous rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Sedimentary rocks
gptkbp:category Silicate mineral
gptkbp:chemicalFormula SiO2
gptkbp:cleavage nan
gptkbp:color Black
Brown
Colorless
Gray
Pink
Purple
White
Yellow
gptkbp:crystalSystem Hexagonal
gptkbp:discoveredBy Known since antiquity
gptkbp:event Earth's crust
gptkbp:fracture Conchoidal
gptkbp:hardnessMohs 7
gptkbp:hasVariant gptkb:Amethyst
gptkb:Aventurine
gptkb:Chalcedony
gptkb:Citrine
gptkb:Jasper
gptkb:Milky_quartz
gptkb:Onyx
gptkb:Rose_quartz
gptkb:Smoky_quartz
gptkb:Tiger's_eye
granite
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Quartz
gptkbp:luster Vitreous
gptkbp:meltingPoint 1670°C
gptkbp:namedAfter German word 'Quarz'
gptkbp:opticalProperties Birefringent
gptkbp:piezoelectric True
gptkbp:radioactive Non-radioactive
gptkbp:refractiveIndex 1.544–1.553
gptkbp:solubility Insoluble in water
gptkbp:specificGravity 2.65
gptkbp:streak White
gptkbp:symbol Qtz
gptkbp:transparency Translucent
Transparent
gptkbp:uses gptkb:jewelry
Electronics
Glass making
Optical instruments
Watches
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Atlantic_Media
gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3