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Moganite Quartz Sample
 
Quartz constitutes 12 percent of the Earth's crust and is used in countless products from computers and watches to satellites and medical equipment. Scientists at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History recently discovered a new mineral -Moganite- in the museum's collection of quartz specimens. Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
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