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Whats the Origin of Quartz?

What is the origin of the mineral quartz?

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Look for areas near pegmatite veins, you will find nice quartz specimens there Quartz is found also in granite, sandstone, gneiss, schist, rhyolite and quartzite, but usually, the crystals in those rocks are small, and in sanstone, the quartz crystals are all broken up.

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