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Quartz vs Silex - What's the difference?

quartz | silex |

As nouns the difference between quartz and silex

is that 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 while silex is flint.

quartz

English

(wikipedia 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

    () * 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

    silex

    English

    Noun

    (silexes)
  • (archaic) Flint.
  • A finely ground relatively pure form of silicas used as a paint filler etc.

    • Anagrams

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