stackyFACTSNew Age crystal shops would have you believe quartz is an incredibly rare, mystical artifact. In reality, silicon dioxide is so absurdly common that it makes up about 12 percent of the Earth's continental crust. Most ordinary beach sand is literally just pulverized quartz. You are paying thirty dollars for fancy, uncut glass.
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