As nouns the difference between quartz and aplite
is that quartz is (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 while aplite is (geology) a fine-grained granitic rock composed mostly of quartz and feldspars.
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
aplite
English
Noun
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wikipedia aplite)
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(geology) A fine-grained granitic rock composed mostly of quartz and feldspars.
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