# Raw Quartz > Canonical source: [Raw Quartz](https://satisfactorybase.its-live.dev/wiki/items/raw-quartz) > Language: en Can be processed into Quartz Crystals and Silica, which both offer a variety of applications. ## Properties - Entity type: Resource - Form: solid - Stack size: 100 - Sink points: 15 - Radioactive: No - Can be discarded: Yes ## Produced by ### [Raw Quartz (Bauxite)](/wiki/recipes/recipe-quartz-bauxite-c) 6 s. [Converter](/wiki/buildings/converter) [Reanimated SAM](/wiki/items/reanimated-sam): 1 per cycle; 10/min, [Bauxite](/wiki/items/bauxite): 10 per cycle; 100/min → [Raw Quartz](/wiki/items/raw-quartz): 12 per cycle; 120/min. ### [Raw Quartz (Coal)](/wiki/recipes/recipe-quartz-coal-c) 6 s. [Converter](/wiki/buildings/converter) [Reanimated SAM](/wiki/items/reanimated-sam): 1 per cycle; 10/min, [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 24 per cycle; 240/min → [Raw Quartz](/wiki/items/raw-quartz): 12 per cycle; 120/min. ## Used as recipe ingredient ### [Alternate: Pure Quartz Crystal](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-purequartzcrystal-c) 8 s. [Refinery](/wiki/buildings/refinery) [Raw Quartz](/wiki/items/raw-quartz): 9 per cycle; 67.5/min, [Water](/wiki/items/water): 5 m³ per cycle; 37.5 m³/min → [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal): 7 per cycle; 52.5/min. ### [Alternate: Fused Quartz Crystal](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-quartz-fused-c) 20 s. [Foundry](/wiki/buildings/foundry) [Raw Quartz](/wiki/items/raw-quartz): 25 per cycle; 75/min, [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 12 per cycle; 36/min → [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal): 18 per cycle; 54/min. ### [Alternate: Quartz Purification](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-quartz-purified-c) 12 s. [Refinery](/wiki/buildings/refinery) [Raw Quartz](/wiki/items/raw-quartz): 24 per cycle; 120/min, [Nitric Acid](/wiki/items/nitric-acid): 2 m³ per cycle; 10 m³/min → [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal): 15 per cycle; 75/min, [Dissolved Silica](/wiki/items/dissolved-silica): 12 m³ per cycle; 60 m³/min. ### [Alternate: Cheap Silica](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-silica-c) 8 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Raw Quartz](/wiki/items/raw-quartz): 3 per cycle; 22.5/min, [Limestone](/wiki/items/limestone): 5 per cycle; 37.5/min → [Silica](/wiki/items/silica): 7 per cycle; 52.5/min. ### [Caterium Ore (Quartz)](/wiki/recipes/recipe-caterium-quartz-c) 6 s. [Converter](/wiki/buildings/converter) [Reanimated SAM](/wiki/items/reanimated-sam): 1 per cycle; 10/min, [Raw Quartz](/wiki/items/raw-quartz): 12 per cycle; 120/min → [Caterium Ore](/wiki/items/caterium-ore): 12 per cycle; 120/min. ### [Copper Ore (Quartz)](/wiki/recipes/recipe-copper-quartz-c) 6 s. [Converter](/wiki/buildings/converter) [Reanimated SAM](/wiki/items/reanimated-sam): 1 per cycle; 10/min, [Raw Quartz](/wiki/items/raw-quartz): 10 per cycle; 100/min → [Copper Ore](/wiki/items/copper-ore): 12 per cycle; 120/min. ### [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/recipes/recipe-quartzcrystal-c) 8 s. [Constructor](/wiki/buildings/constructor) [Raw Quartz](/wiki/items/raw-quartz): 5 per cycle; 37.5/min → [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal): 3 per cycle; 22.5/min. ### [Silica](/wiki/recipes/recipe-silica-c) 8 s. [Constructor](/wiki/buildings/constructor) [Raw Quartz](/wiki/items/raw-quartz): 3 per cycle; 22.5/min → [Silica](/wiki/items/silica): 5 per cycle; 37.5/min. ## Extracted by - [Miner Mk.1](/wiki/buildings/miner-mk-1) - [Miner Mk.2](/wiki/buildings/miner-mk-2) - [Miner Mk.3](/wiki/buildings/miner-mk-3) ## Used in schematic costs - [Quartz](/wiki/schematics/quartz): 10 - [Quartz Crystals](/wiki/schematics/quartz-crystals): 20 - [Silica](/wiki/schematics/silica-research-quartz-1-2): 20 ## Scanner unlocks - [Quartz](/wiki/schematics/quartz) - [Bauxite Refinement](/wiki/schematics/bauxite-refinement) ## Related items - [Reanimated SAM](/wiki/items/reanimated-sam) - [Bauxite](/wiki/items/bauxite) - [Coal](/wiki/items/coal) - [Water](/wiki/items/water) - [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal) - [Nitric Acid](/wiki/items/nitric-acid) - [Dissolved Silica](/wiki/items/dissolved-silica) - [Limestone](/wiki/items/limestone) - [Silica](/wiki/items/silica) - [Caterium Ore](/wiki/items/caterium-ore) - [Copper Ore](/wiki/items/copper-ore) ## Unlocked by - [Matter Conversion - Background Unlocks](/wiki/schematics/matter-conversion-background-unlocks): Schematic ## Technical Details - Class name: Desc_RawQuartz_C - Native class: FGResourceDescriptor - Asset path: /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/RawResources/RawQuartz/Desc_RawQuartz - Resource form (export): RF_SOLID