Quartz (6821 bytes)
1: : ''For other uses of this word, see [[Quartz (disambiguation)]].''
5: !colspan=2 align=center|Quartz
7: |colspan=2|[[image:quartz.jpg|Photo of quartz]]
33: ...hroism]]|| Most varieties weak; definite in smoky quartz
45: | [[Chalcedony]] || Any cryptocrystalline quartz, although generally only used for white or lightl...

Quartz 2D (2067 bytes)
1: '''Quartz 2D''' is the primary graphics library in [[Mac OS...
3: Quartz 2D is based on version 1.4 of the Adobe [[Portabl...
5: ... pixels laid out on a 2-dimensional integer grid. Quartz 2D instead takes a more mathematical approach, wh...
8: ...com/macosx/features/quartz/ Mac OS X - Features - Quartz] - from Apple
9: ...ging/Conceptual/drawingwithquartz2d/ Drawing with Quartz 2D] - developer documentation from Apple

Quartz (disambiguation) (428 bytes)
1: '''Quartz''' can be:
3: *[[Quartz]], the common mineral
4: ... a descriptor applied to a type of [[watch]] or [[Quartz clock|clock]] that relies on the mineral in its t...
5: *the [[Quartz (Macintosh)|Quartz]] graphics-rendering technology used in [[Mac OS ...
6: ...graphy]], the name of the [[quartz (cryptography)|Quartz]] [[public-key cryptography|public key]] signatur...

Quartz Compositor (2627 bytes)
1: ...rface in [[Mac OS X]]. On a Mac OS X system, the Quartz Compositor can be seen in a process list as '''Wi...
3: Quartz Compositor performs two main functions:
7: ...ample [[Quartz 2D]], [[QuickDraw]], [[OpenGL]]). Quartz Compositor then takes each window bitmap and comp...
11: ...trokes, mouse clicks, etc) from the I/O Kit. The Quartz Compositor takes the events from the queue, deter...
13: ==Quartz Extreme==

Quartz (Macintosh) (1212 bytes)
1: ...sometimes also referred to as '''CoreGraphics'''. Quartz directly supports [[Aqua (Mac OS X)|Aqua]] by dis...
3: There are two components that make up Quartz:
4: * [[Quartz Compositor]] - A compositing windowing system tha...
5: * [[Quartz 2D]] - A graphics library which uses the PDF docu...
9: ...p://www.apple.com/macosx/features/quartz/ Apple's Quartz page]

Quartz monzonite (1040 bytes)
1: ...d/or [[hornblende]] constitute the dark minerals. Quartz monzonite [[porphyry]] is often associated with [...
3: ...hua Tree National Park]] is composed primarily of quartz monzonite. It is a very abrasive [[granite]] as s...
5: Quartz monzonite is also found in [[Black Canyon of the ...

Fused quartz (2779 bytes)
1: '''Fused quartz''' is a man-made material manufactured principall...
3: The name [[quartz]] comes from the mineral of the same basic chemic...
5: The chemical name of fused quartz is [[silicon dioxide]], which is also called sili...
17: ''See also'': [[quartz]], [[list of minerals]]
19: <h2>Properties of Clear Fused Quartz</h2>

Milk quartz (356 bytes)
1: [[Image:QuartzUSGOV.jpg|thumb|Milk quartz rock]]
2: ...uartz''' is probably the most common variety of [[quartz]] and can be found almost anywhere. The white col...
7: [[Category:Quartz varieties]]
9: [[pt:Quartzo leite]]

Quartz clock (4426 bytes)
1: ...ce]] that uses an [[electronic oscillator]] and a quartz [[crystal]] to keep precise time. The [[crystal ...
3: ...an electric field. When the field is removed, the quartz will generate an electric field as it returns to ...
5: ...d into plates that will resonate. However, since quartz can be directly driven by an electric signal, no ...
7: ... will not change much, either. This means that a quartz clock will be relatively accurate as the temperat...
9: ... 6 parts per million at 31 °C, that is, a typical quartz wristwatch will gain or lose less than a half sec...

Smoky quartz (514 bytes)
1: [[Image:SmokyQuartz.jpg|thumb|250px|Smoky quartz]]
2: ...'' or '''Smokey quartz''' is a brown variety of [[quartz]] caused through the natural (or artificial) irra...
7: ...e/smoky_qu/smoky_qu.htm Mineral Galleries - smoky quartz]
11: [[Category:Quartz varieties]]

Shocked quartz (1768 bytes)
1: ...imited temperature), the crystalline structure of quartz will be deformed along planes inside the crystal....
3: ...the [[Barringer Crater]]. The presence of shocked quartz proved that these craters were formed by an impac...
5: Shocked quartz is also found worldwide, in a thin layer at the b...
7: ... High temperatures would [[annealing|anneal]] the quartz back to its standard form. Coesite and stishovite...
10: ...://www.scn.org/~bh162/shocked_quartz.html Shocked quartz page]

Rose quartz (1645 bytes)
1: ....jpg|right|250px|thumb|An elephant carved in rose quartz, 4 inches (10 cm) long]]
3: ...s of possibly [[dumortierite]] within the massive quartz. It is rarely found in crystal form. When it is, ...
5: ...nd very often have large flaws in them. When rose quartz is cut in [[cabochon]]s, or rounded into beads fo...
20: [[Category:Quartz varieties]]
23: [[pt:Quartzo rosa]]

Quartz Hill, California (3848 bytes)
1: '''Quartz Hill''' is a [[census-designated place]] located ...
4: Quartz Hill is located at 34&deg;39'8" North, 118&deg;13...
18: ...l Elementary School, Joe Walker Middle School and Quartz Hill High School.

Quartz Crystal Microbalances (408 bytes)
1: ... the change in frequency of a [[piezoelectric]] [[quartz crystal]] when it is disturbed by the addition of...

Morion (576 bytes)
3: ...[irradiation]] of [[aluminium]]-containing [[milk quartz]].
8: ...e/smoky_qu/smoky_qu.htm Mineral Galleries - smoky quartz]
12: [[Category:Quartz varieties]]

Citrine (451 bytes)
1: ...amber]]-coloured [[gemstone]]. It is a form of [[quartz]] with ferric [[iron]] impurities. Most commercia...
10: [[Category:Quartz varieties]]

Felsite (689 bytes)
1: ...termed a quartz felsite or quartz porphyry if the quartz phenocrysts are present. This rock is typically ...

Cristobalite (340 bytes)
1: ...alite''' is a high-temperature [[polymorph]] of [[quartz]] and [[tridymite]]. It occurs as white octahedr...
3: [[Category:Quartz varieties]]

Core Image (1182 bytes)
1: ...[on-the-fly]] (which used to be handled by Quartz/Quartz Extreme) and apply dazzling effects to them. It c...
6: ...ns, such as Quartz and its more powerful version, Quartz Extreme. Core Image, Core Video and [[Core Audio]...

Streak (411 bytes)
3: ...their streak normally remains the same color. For quartz, this would be white. Likewise, minerals that loo...

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