I know Quartz contains Silicon and Silicon is a semiconductor. It's my understanding that Quarts in its Crystal form is more of an insulator than a conductor for obvious reasons... however if electricity can pretty much power through anything with high enough energies, out of pure curiosity what would the energy requirements be to make a 6mm Quartz Crystal Sphere to be electricity conductive?

https://photos.app.goo.gl/S6EdUnusR4Hujrus5

 

I know Quartz contains Silicon and Silicon is a semiconductor.

Pure non-doped quartz is an insulator.

 

Silicon in its elemental form (slightly doped to use as a semiconductor) is an opaque material in visible wavelengths. Quarts is fully oxidized silicon (SiO2) witch makes it a dead stable insulator. Your analogy is similar to asking about the similarities between graphite (elemental carbon) and carbon dioxide (fully oxidized carbon).

 

I know Quartz contains Silicon and Silicon is a semiconductor. It's my understanding that Quarts in its Crystal form is more of an insulator than a conductor for obvious reasons... however if electricity can pretty much power through anything with high enough energies, out of pure curiosity what would the energy requirements be to make a 6mm Quartz Crystal Sphere to be electricity conductive?

What do you mean by electricity?
https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/what-is-electricity/all
Quartz is an insulator (and dielectric) to current electricity but not to all electrical energy passing through.

https://www.microwaves101.com/encyclopedias/quartz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dielectric_loss

 

I suspect the TS is getting confused by the use of quartz in 'oscillators. Quartz does have a piezoelectric quality which means that if it is flexed just right it will generate a static electric charge. Just like in a lot of oven igniters if you hit it with a little hammer it creates a spark.

 

I suspect the TS is getting confused by the use of quartz in 'oscillators. Quartz does have a piezoelectric quality which means that if it is flexed just right it will generate a static electric charge. Just like in a lot of oven igniters if you hit it with a little hammer it creates a spark.

This is a 6mm Ball of Quartz. There is a wire running down the center of it, looks like there is some type of charge on the outer perimeter. That's why I asked.

 

What is the source of that image?

 

This is a 6mm Ball of Quartz. There is a wire running down the center of it, looks like there is some type of charge on the outer perimeter. That's why I asked.

It's just from a project I'm working on here at home.

 

It's just from a project I'm working on here at home.

Could you please take a clearer photo without the power on and well lit. It is too blurry to see.

 

It's just from a project I'm working on here at home.

 

What is the source of that image?

It's from a project I'm working on at home

 

It's just from a project I'm working on here at home.

Could you please take a clearer photo without the power on and well lit. It is too blurry to see.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/S6EdUnusR4Hujrus5

 

Could you please take a clearer photo without the power on and well lit. It is too blurry to see.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/S6EdUnusR4Hujrus5

I'm not running the project today, all I can do is give you the video clip

 

I translated the video and put it in a zip file. Again with the amount of voltage you got a piezo electric crystal will be jumping like crazy.

 

I translated the video and put it in a zip file. Again with the amount of voltage you got a piezo electric crystal will be jumping like crazy.

Oh thank you! I'm not sure it's a pizo Crystal. I bought it advertised as just Natural Quartz Gemstone 6mm Sphere. I've been experimenting with different gems. Not sure of the voltage, anytime I try to check it my DMM just goes to OL. Here's another video of it spinning like crazy though. Trying to figure out what the energy is built up on both sides of the wire inside the gem and the energy that is at the base in what looks like a spinning circle motion

https://photos.app.goo.gl/VcmiJeP9mXsstq897

 

Silicon in its elemental form (slightly doped to use as a semiconductor) is an opaque material in visible wavelengths. Quarts is fully oxidized silicon (SiO2) witch makes it a dead stable insulator. Your analogy is similar to asking about the similarities between graphite (elemental carbon) and carbon dioxide (fully oxidized carbon).

 

If it is quartz and not glass it is piezo. This is a fundamental property of quartz. It makes quartz very useful for electronics. Especially in ultra stable oscillators.

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Could you please take a clearer photo without the power on and well lit. It is too blurry to see.

So, are you able to post a photo showing the crystal and the wire attachments without power and the weird lighting?

 

So, are you able to post a photo showing the crystal and the wire attachments without power and the weird lighting?

and your point is? Did you look at the video?

 

and your point is? Did you look at the video?

Nope, I don't open zip files or Google shared albums. I asked for a clear photo to be posted.