quartz crystal
Britishnoun
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On her neck sat a hand-carved quartz crystal in the shape of the Virgin Mary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Archaeologists have recovered thousands of clay-fired cooking balls and materials brought from faraway regions, such as quartz crystal from Arkansas, soapstone from the Atlanta area, and copper ornaments originating near the Great Lakes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 24, 2025
James Zigras, who heads up Avant Mining, the largest quartz crystal producer in the U.S., says that his biggest mines are one to two acres in size and that his deepest is “maybe 120 feet.”
From National Geographic ● Feb. 5, 2024
A quartz crystal is a macromolecule of silicon dioxide.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
It reached into its pouch and held a small white quartz crystal to its mouth.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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