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A growth in the use of crystal quartz to make tools thousands of years ago shows the sophistication of ancient communities, according to new research. The mineral was chosen because of its powerful ...

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Saint-Gobain (La Défense, Paris, France) is a multinational brand well known in composites for its manufacture of glass fiber reinforcements through subsidiaries Vetrotex and Adfors. But its history, ...

A one-of-a-kind natural quartz now welcomes visitors to the natural history museum Abigail Eisenstadt The museum’s new natural quartz weighs a whopping 8,000 pounds. It was found in an Arkansas mine ...

Clear quartz crystals are among the minerals most commonly used by those who offer natural healing therapies. With that being said, you might ask yourself, "Can quartz crystals really heal, and if so, ...