Answer
Well, quartz is mineralized silica.....
Explanation :
i.e. quartz is SiO2 ........
In contrast to CO2,SiO2 is NON-MOLECULAR, and consists of infinite arrays of silicon each bound to 2 oxygen atoms.....etc.
Finely powdered silicon dioxide is used in the laboratory as silica gel, which is the primary material for chromatography and separation.