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quartz

UK/k(w)ɔːts/ US/k(w)ɔɹts/ uncommon slang

noun

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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

Origin

From German Quarz, from Middle High German (Central East German) quarz, twarc, from a West Slavic language [compare Polish twardy (“hard”), Czech tvrdý (“hard”)], from Proto-Slavic *tvьrdъ ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *twerH- (“to enclose, grab”).

Phrases

  • alpha quartz
  • beta quartz
  • clear quartz
  • drusy quartz
  • fused quartz
  • gold quartz
  • honeycomb quartz
  • milky quartz

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