4steps from the big bang
7things can go into it
quartz
NaturalMineral
One of the most common minerals in Earth's crust. Your phone's chips begin as purified quartz.
First appeared4.4 billion years ago
Made Of
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What it leads to →
One of the most common minerals in Earth's crust. Your phone's chips begin as purified quartz.
From the big bang to quartz
The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.
big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
star13.6 bn yrs ago
Ooxygen13.6 bn yrs ago
quartz4.4 bn yrs ago