Quartz — Star Citizen Ore Reference | Strata

Quartz is a Common, ship-mineable material in Star Citizen. This page covers its rock composition, what it is commonly found alongside, and every item that needs it.

Quartz at a glance

Property	Value
Rarity	Common
Mining type	Ship mining
Scan signature	4,210
Instability	50
Resistance	-0.7
Refinable	Yes

Rock composition

What a Quartz rock is made of, by slot.

Slot	Material	Min %	Max %
Primary	Quartz	5.7	11.7
Bulk	Quartz	28.3	78.3
Secondary	Hephaestanite	2	5
Secondary	Silicon	2	5

Commonly found with

Secondary materials that appear alongside Quartz.

Hephaestanite — Common
Silicon — Common

What it is used for

Quartz is consumed by 28 crafting recipes, totalling 5.9 SCU across the catalogue. It most often modifies Min. Assist Distance.

Items that need Quartz

Capsulo
Observer-Max
Socoria
Battani
Chernykh
Fawad
Observer
SNS-R5x
SNS-R6x
Backlund
Capston
Fleming
Observer-Lite
SNS-R6
SNSR5
Denning
Observer-Go
Vogel
Arrowhead Sniper Rifle Battery (16 cap)
Demeco LMG Battery (100 cap)

…and 8 more.

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