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How does quartz become sand?

Also, how does it travel from (one place) to the ocean? Please explain the process and why. Thank you so much!

Answer:

No. Quartz is silicon dioxide (SiO2), diamond is carbon (C). Totally different elements in totally different crystal lattices. Also, you can never stick a piece of coal up your butt and get a diamond (that's a common saying). Coal is not pure carbon. It has lots of sulfur and hydrogen compounds. You can't turn anything into diamond except for high-temperature high-pressure carbon. As far as selling, it it looks like the current going price for a piece of rose quartz that has been turned into jewelry is about $20 (US) per 30 grams (0.03 kg). Based on the density of rose quartz (2.65 g/cm^3), and assuming that you have a 5 diameter sphere, that's about 1,073 grams (just over 1 kg, or about 2.4 pounds), your lump is worth somewhere around $715. Actually, quite a bit less, since it's just rough crystal, not jewelry. But close enough, right?
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Wholesale Rose Quartz can be purchased in 55 gallon drums from Brazil for less than $0.60 per pound, then sold to business owners and resellers for $1-$4 per pound, ranging in quality. The very best stuff, the premier gem rose quartz, sells for up to hundreds of dollars a pound, but that is for gem, rose colored material. When I was in South Africa I saw a MOUNTAIN made of rose quartz. Seriously, an entire mountain. I have a little piece I brought back in a box, really nice rich color, but no gemmyness to it.
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