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Qualitative analysis       Determining which metals are present in a sample.

Quantitative analysis       Determining how much of a metal is present.

Quartz       Common rock-forming mineral consisting of silicon and oxygen.

Quartz porphyry       Common gold mine lithology.

Quartzite       A metamorphic rock formed by the transformation of a sandstone rock by heat and pressure.