Quartz crystal outcroppings can be found all over ... although blasting is never used on the quartz itself, to avoid damage from sudden and intense heating — and quartz is hauled away for ...

More than one of our readers suggested we highlight this beautifully-shot process documentary about the laborious and precise manufacturing of piezoelectric quartz crystals in the early 1940s.

As crystals explode in popularity, collectors are paying millions, cutting museums out of the industry. So how'd the Smithsonian land a giant quartz? More from Big Business As crystals explode in ...