More than one of our readers suggested we highlight this beautifully-shot process documentary about the laborious and precise manufacturing of piezoelectric quartz crystals in the early 1940s.

A slice of quartz ground to a prescribed thickness that vibrates at a steady frequency when stimulated by electricity. The tiny crystal, about 1/20th by 1/5th of an inch, creates the computer's ...

Often referred to as the "stone of love," rose quartz is one of the most well-known ... emotional healing and unobstructed communication. Building relationships within a community requires ...

When we talk about crystals around here, we’re generally talking about the quartz variety used to make oscillators more stable, or perhaps ruby crystals used to make a laser. We hardly ever talk ...

Stone: A hard solid nonmetallic mineral matter of which rock is made, especially as a building ... admire in quartz clusters and amethyst points. The repeating pattern is called a crystal lattice ...