Quartz

 | Property | Details |-| :--- | :--- |+| --- | --- | | **Category** | Raw Materials | | **Source** | Quartz Node, Quartz Deposit, Metal Farm | | **Biome** | All except Karakorum Metal Farms |-| **Description** | Silicon dioxide (SiO4). For silica glass and optical memory. Often makes up most of a planet's crust. |  -![Quartz](Quartz.png)+**Quartz** is a [[Raw Materials|Raw Material]] used in crafting. It is highly abundant inside and around [[Coral Dome]]s in the [[Shallows]].  -**Quartz** is a Raw Material used in crafting. It is highly abundant inside and around Coral Domes in the Shallows.-  ## Obtaining  -Quartz can appear as:-*   Individual items that can be picked up by hand. These yield 1 Quartz.-*   Resource Nodes that are broken by hand or using any Tool. These yield 3 Quartz.-*   Resource Deposits that are broken with the Sonic Resonator. These yield 5 Quartz.+Quartz can appear in three forms:+*   **Individual items**: Can be picked up by hand. Yields **1 Quartz**.+*   **Resource Nodes**: Broken by hand or using any [[Tools|Tool]]. Yields **3 Quartz**.+*   **Resource Deposits**: Broken with the [[Sonic Resonator]]. Yields **5 Quartz**.  -Quartz can be found in every biome except for the Karakorum Metal Farms.+Quartz can be found in every biome except for the [[Karakorum Metal Farms]].   ## Recipe  -Quartz can be produced in a Metal Farm.+Quartz can be produced in a [[Metal Farm]].  -| Machine | Input | Output | Time |-| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |-| Metal Farm | - | 3x Quartz | 2:00 |+| Machine | Input | Output | Crafting Time |+| --- | --- | --- | --- |+| [[Metal Farm]] | - | 3x Quartz | 2:00 |   ## Uses in Crafting  -Quartz is a component in various crafting recipes.+Quartz is a component in various crafting recipes. (See related crafting pages for specific blueprints).   ## On Collecting  -NoA will tell you the following:+NoA will tell the player the following when collecting Quartz: > "This quartz contains dead coral polyps. It may have formed on or near a coral dome."   ## Databank Entry   **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*+*Source: [[Scanner|Scan]] Quartz*   ## Gallery   ![A Quartz deposit](Large_Quartz_Node.png) *A Quartz deposit*   ![A Quartz node](Medium_Quartz_Node.png) *A Quartz node*   ![Individual Quartz inside a Coral Dome](Small_Quartz_Node.png) *Individual Quartz inside a Coral Dome*