Kind sorts earth materials into their broadest category, such as mineral, rock or sediment. Wikipedia describes quartz as "a hard mineral composed of silica (silicon dioxide)," placing it firmly in the mineral kind rather than among rocks made of many minerals together. This dimension gives a visitor the widest possible grouping of what a material actually is.
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Formation OriginFormed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. 1 Rock
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1. Wikipedia: Igneous rock
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Igneous rocks are formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
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