In mineralogy terms the difference between muscovite and quartz
is that muscovite is a pale brown mineral of the mica group, being a basic potassium aluminosilicate with the chemical formula KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2; used as an electrical insulator etc while quartz is the most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.
As nouns the difference between muscovite and quartz
is that muscovite is an inhabitant or native of Muscovy or Moscow while quartz is the most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.
As an adjective Muscovite
is of or relating to Muscovy or Moscow, or the people of these places.
muscovite
English
Noun
(
en noun)
An inhabitant or native of Muscovy or Moscow.
(archaic) A Russian.
Adjective
(-)
Of or relating to Muscovy or Moscow, or the people of these places.
Russian.
quartz
Noun
(mineralogy) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, Si]][[oxygen, O2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.
Derived terms
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* Colorado topaz
* drusy quartz
* fused quartz
* rose quartz
* quartz clock
* quartz crystal
* quartz glass
* quartz heater
* quartz-iodine lamp
* quartz lamp
* quartz halogen lamp
* quartz watch
* quartziferous
* quartzing
* quartzite
* quartzose
* smoky quartz
See also
* amethyst
* aventurine
* buhrstone
* cairngorm
* chalcedony
* chrysoprase
* citrine
* coesite
* flint
* greisen
* phenacite
* prase
* rock crystal
* rubasse
* stishovite
* topaz
