quartz UK /k(w)ɔːts/US /k(w)ɔɹts/ noun2 •The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO₂. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.Subsequently, the old Malay brought him the present specimen in a state of torpidity, telling him he had found it in a cavity of the quartz reef. — 1892 •(slang) Crystal meth: methamphetamine hydrochloride. formsquartzes