Quartz Gemstone Information GemSelect
Quartz is one of the most important minerals on earth and makes up one of the most popular gemstone groups in the world of colored stones. It is the second most abundant mineral found in Earth''s continental crust, second only to the feldspars. The name ''quartz'' is thought to be derived from the German word ''quarz'', which likely originated from the Slavic and Polish words meaning ''hard''.