Quartz

 | Property | Details | | :--- | :--- | | **Category** | Raw Materials |-| **Source** | Quartz Node, Quartz Deposit, Metal Farm |+| **Source** | Quartz Node, Quartz Deposit | | **Biome** | All except Karakorum Metal Farms | | **Description** | Silicon dioxide (SiO2). For silica glass and optical memory. Often makes up most of a planet's crust. |   ![Quartz](Quartz.png)   > "This quartz contains dead coral polyps. It may have formed on or near a coral dome." — PDA upon first collection of Quartz   **Quartz** is a Raw Material used in crafting. It is highly abundant inside and around Coral Domes in the Shallows.   ## Recipe   Quartz can be produced in a Metal Farm.   | Machine | Input | Output | Crafting Time | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Metal Farm | - | 3x Quartz | 2:00 |   ## Appearance  -*Information regarding specific visual variations is currently incomplete.*+*Section incomplete.*   ## Obtaining   Quartz can appear as:  -*   **Individual items**: Can be picked up by hand. These yield **1 Quartz**.-*   **Resource Nodes**: Broken by hand or using any Tool. These yield **3 Quartz**.-*   **Resource Deposits**: Broken with the Sonic Resonator. These yield **5 Quartz**.+*   **Individual items**: Can be picked up by hand. These yield 1 Quartz.+*   **Resource Nodes**: Broken by hand or using any Tool. These yield 3 Quartz.+*   **Resource Deposits**: Broken with the Sonic Resonator. These yield 5 Quartz.   Quartz can be found in every biome except for the Karakorum Metal Farms.   ## Uses in Crafting  -Quartz is a component in various advanced crafting recipes. Refer to the crafting database for specific blueprints requiring Quartz.+Quartz is used in various crafting recipes.   ## Databank Entry  +![Quartz](Quartz.png)+  **Quartz (SiO2)**   A silicate crystal named by the Polish. Quartz and feldspar make up most of Earth's continental crust.   Used in the creation of fabricator-aligned glass and ultra-long-term computer memory storage lasting billions of years.   Typically found as phenocrysts formed from cooling lava — but some local deposits have a telltale bioplastic matrix.  -**Hypothesis**: a local coral gathers dissolved silica to grow quartz deposits.+**Hypothesis:** a local coral gathers dissolved silica to grow quartz deposits.   *Source: Scan Quartz*   ## Gallery   ### In Game   ![A Quartz deposit.](Large_Quartz_Node.png) *A Quartz deposit.*   ![A Quartz node.](Medium_Quartz_Node.png) *A Quartz node.*   ![Individual Quartz piece inside a Coral Dome.](Small_Quartz_Node.png) *Individual Quartz piece inside a Coral Dome.*