<a href="/wikis/quartz">Quartz</a> (Below Zero)
Quartz is a raw material found on the seabed of many <a href="/wikis/biomes">Biomes</a> and in most caves.
Description
Quartz appears in game as a large, whitish-grey cluster of crystals protruding from a large-grained grey <a href="/wikis/rock">rock</a> in the center. Quartz is illuminated during nighttime, making it easy to spot.
Quartz can be found as a large resource deposit. Said deposits are especially plentiful in the <a href="/wikis/tree-spires">Tree Spires</a> and <a href="/wikis/crystal-caves">Crystal Caves</a>.
It can be found as an <a href="/wikis/ore-vein">Ore Vein</a>. Which especially plentiful in the <a href="/wikis/arctic-spires">Arctic Spires</a>.
It can also be acquired from Sea Monkeys which offer the player <a href="/wikis/resources-2">resources</a>.
Acquisition
<a href="/wikis/large-resource-deposits">Large Resource Deposits</a>
| Category | Drops | <a href="/wikis/biome">Biome</a> |
|---|---|---|
| Large Resource Deposits |  7 - 14 | Crystal Caves<br>Main Crystal Caves<br><a href="/wikis/deep-lilypads-cave">Deep Lilypads Cave</a><br>East <a href="/wikis/arctic">Arctic</a><br><a href="/wikis/fabricator-caverns">Fabricator Caverns</a><br>Tree Spires<br>Main Tree Spires<br>West Arctic<br><a href="/wikis/world-edge">World Edge</a> |
General Locations
Quartz is found in the following biomes:
- <a href="/wikis/arctic-kelp-caves">Arctic Kelp Caves</a>
- <a href="/wikis/arctic-kelp-forest">Arctic Kelp Forest</a>
- Arctic Spires
- Crystal Caves
- Main Crystal Caves
- Deep Lilypads Cave
- <a href="/wikis/fabricator">Fabricator</a> Caverns
- <a href="/wikis/glacial-basin">Glacial Basin</a>
- Basin
- Blue Ice Caves
- Glacial Forest
- <a href="/wikis/glacial-bay">Glacial Bay</a>
- <a href="/wikis/lilypad-islands">Lilypad Islands</a>
- Main <a href="/wikis/lilypad">Lilypad</a> Islands
- <a href="/wikis/purple-vents">Purple Vents</a>
- <a href="/wikis/shallow-twisty-bridges">Shallow Twisty Bridges</a>
- <a href="/wikis/sparse-arctic">Sparse Arctic</a>
- Tree Spires
- <a href="/wikis/twisty-bridges">Twisty Bridges</a>
Uses In Crafting
Quartz is used in the Fabricator for the following recipes:
- <a href="/wikis/habitat-builder">Habitat Builder</a>
(Note: Specific quantities per recipe were not fully parsed from the source text structure, but Quartz is a primary component for <a href="/wikis/base">base</a> building items.)
Trivia
The formula SiO4 given in the description of Quartz is incorrect, as SiO4 isolated is not a stable molecule, rather it is an ion (the orthosilicate anion). The correct formula would be SiO2. This is a fairly common error, as the crystal structure of quartz when represented as a Lewis structure or 3D model appears to show each silicon atom bonded to four atoms of <a href="/wikis/oxygen">oxygen</a>, however these oxygen atoms are in fact shared with other silicon atoms, meaning the correct formula is SiO2.
