"The material is fabricated by crushing natural quartz minerals and mixing them with resins, polymers, and pigments, then moulding, compressing, and heating to create the slab." The natural quartz ...

Related: Fountains of diamonds that erupt from Earth's center are revealing the lost history of supercontinents A good example of a mineral is quartz, which is found across the world and in ...

When earthquakes squeeze quartz crystals, the mineral generates electricity that attracts gold particles. Pierre Longnus via Getty Images Earthquakes may help prospectors strike gold: When these ...

Frantic searches are underway for new deposits and new methods, across a range of minerals. But when it comes to pure quartz? "I haven't heard of any viable sources yet to replace what's in North ...

Iron treated wood retains its natural behavior but gains in internal durability -- paving the way for greener alternatives in ...

Discoveries of rare and valuable mineral resources, while often making instant headlines, tend to take years to pay off – and that is happening now with a high-purity quartz that is of strategic ...

Other parts of the world, such as Russia and Brazil, have high-quality quartz, but not as pure as that found at Spruce Pine, and the town is believed to have the largest supply in the world of the ...