Scientists are intrigued by how gold nuggets form, often tucked in quartz veins. The process seems to involve earthquakes and electricity.

Quartz countertops are non-porous and pretty durable, as long as you take care of them properly. Using the wrong cleaners can ...

So far in this series, pretty much every material we’ve covered has had to undergo a significant industrial process to transform it from its natural state to a more useful product. Whether it’s the ...

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 ...

Though once poo-pooed, watch collectors are waking up to quartz. It’s increasingly appreciated for all the reasons that made the technology successful in the first place: accuracy, robustness and cost ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

"I am not the only person whose life has been put at risk,” said Marek Marzec, who was given weeks to live after working with quartz countertops for a decade SWNS; Getty Popular quartz countertops are ...

Scientists believe they have built a quartz coin that can store 360 TB of data for billions of years, presenting the opportunity for the entire humankind history to be recorded and preserved likely ...