# Quartz Crystal > Canonical source: [Quartz Crystal](https://satisfactorybase.com/wiki/items/quartz-crystal) > Language: en Derived from Raw Quartz. Used in the production of advanced radar technology and high-quality display screens. ## Properties - Entity type: Item - Form: solid - Stack size: 200 - Sink points: 50 - Radioactive: No - Can be discarded: Yes ## Produced by ### [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. ### [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. ## Used as recipe ingredient ### [Alternate: Insulated Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-crystaloscillator-c) 32 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal): 10 per cycle; 18.75/min, [Rubber](/wiki/items/rubber): 7 per cycle; 13.125/min, [AI Limiter](/wiki/items/ai-limiter): 1 per cycle; 1.875/min → [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator): 1 per cycle; 1.875/min. ### [Alternate: Pink Diamonds](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-diamond-pink-c) 4 s. [Converter](/wiki/buildings/converter) [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 8 per cycle; 120/min, [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal): 3 per cycle; 45/min → [Diamonds](/wiki/items/diamonds): 1 per cycle; 15/min. ### [Alternate: Radio Connection Unit](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-radiocontrolunit-1-c) 16 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Heat Sink](/wiki/items/heat-sink): 4 per cycle; 15/min, [High-Speed Connector](/wiki/items/high-speed-connector): 2 per cycle; 7.5/min, [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal): 12 per cycle; 45/min → [Radio Control Unit](/wiki/items/radio-control-unit): 1 per cycle; 3.75/min. ### [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/recipes/recipe-crystaloscillator-c) 120 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal): 36 per cycle; 18/min, [Cable](/wiki/items/cable): 28 per cycle; 14/min, [Reinforced Iron Plate](/wiki/items/reinforced-iron-plate): 5 per cycle; 2.5/min → [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator): 2 per cycle; 1/min. ### [Shatter Rebar](/wiki/recipes/recipe-rebar-spreadshot-c) 12 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Iron Rebar](/wiki/items/iron-rebar): 2 per cycle; 10/min, [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal): 3 per cycle; 15/min → [Shatter Rebar](/wiki/items/shatter-rebar): 1 per cycle; 5/min. ### [Synthetic Power Shard](/wiki/recipes/recipe-syntheticpowershard-c) 12 s. [Quantum Encoder](/wiki/buildings/quantum-encoder) [Time Crystal](/wiki/items/time-crystal): 2 per cycle; 10/min, [Dark Matter Crystal](/wiki/items/dark-matter-crystal): 2 per cycle; 10/min, [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal): 12 per cycle; 60/min, [Excited Photonic Matter](/wiki/items/excited-photonic-matter): 12 m³ per cycle; 60 m³/min → [Power Shard](/wiki/items/power-shard): 1 per cycle; 5/min, [Dark Matter Residue](/wiki/items/dark-matter-residue): 12 m³ per cycle; 60 m³/min. ## Used in construction - [Conveyor Throughput Monitor](/wiki/buildings/conveyor-throughput-monitor): 10 - [Display Sign](/wiki/buildings/display-sign): 5 - [Portrait Sign](/wiki/buildings/portrait-sign): 10 - [Label Sign (2 m)](/wiki/buildings/label-sign-2-m): 2 - [Label Sign (4 m)](/wiki/buildings/label-sign-4-m): 4 - [Label Sign (3 m)](/wiki/buildings/label-sign-3-m): 3 - [Square Sign (2 m)](/wiki/buildings/square-sign-2-m): 10 - [Square Sign (1 m)](/wiki/buildings/square-sign-1-m): 5 - [Square Sign (0.5 m)](/wiki/buildings/square-sign-0-5-m): 1 ## Used in schematic costs - [Synthetic Power Shards](/wiki/schematics/synthetic-power-shards): 200 - [Shatter Rebar](/wiki/schematics/shatter-rebar): 30 - [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/schematics/crystal-oscillator-research-quartz-2): 100 ## Related items - [Raw Quartz](/wiki/items/raw-quartz) - [Water](/wiki/items/water) - [Coal](/wiki/items/coal) - [Nitric Acid](/wiki/items/nitric-acid) - [Dissolved Silica](/wiki/items/dissolved-silica) - [Rubber](/wiki/items/rubber) - [AI Limiter](/wiki/items/ai-limiter) - [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator) - [Diamonds](/wiki/items/diamonds) - [Heat Sink](/wiki/items/heat-sink) - [High-Speed Connector](/wiki/items/high-speed-connector) - [Radio Control Unit](/wiki/items/radio-control-unit) - [Cable](/wiki/items/cable) - [Reinforced Iron Plate](/wiki/items/reinforced-iron-plate) - [Iron Rebar](/wiki/items/iron-rebar) - [Shatter Rebar](/wiki/items/shatter-rebar) - [Time Crystal](/wiki/items/time-crystal) - [Dark Matter Crystal](/wiki/items/dark-matter-crystal) - [Excited Photonic Matter](/wiki/items/excited-photonic-matter) - [Power Shard](/wiki/items/power-shard) - [Dark Matter Residue](/wiki/items/dark-matter-residue) ## Unlocked by - [Quartz Crystals](/wiki/schematics/quartz-crystals): MAM research - [Bauxite Refinement 2](/wiki/schematics/bauxite-refinement-2): Schematic - [Alternate: Pure Quartz Crystal](/wiki/schematics/alternate-pure-quartz-crystal): Hard Drive alternate - [Alternate: Fused Quartz Crystal](/wiki/schematics/alternate-fused-quartz-crystal): Hard Drive alternate - [Alternate: Quartz Purification](/wiki/schematics/alternate-quartz-purification): Hard Drive alternate ## Guides - [Alternate recipes and Hard Drives](/guides/alternate-recipes) ## Technical Details - Class name: Desc_QuartzCrystal_C - Native class: FGItemDescriptor - Asset path: /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/QuartzCrystal/Desc_QuartzCrystal - Resource form (export): RF_SOLID