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Re: Dude, That's Heavy

In Response To: Re: Dude, That's Heavy ()

: I was wondering if there needed to be some
: property or purity of the quartz crystal
: desired to create the frequency required.
: Just thinking too much I guess

I am not sure but I doubt that it is actually a matter of "purity". Without question, an industrial diamond, quartz, or any other synthetic material is more "pure" than the naturally occuring substance. I think it is more a matter of "molecular density" resulting in a reliable "resonant frequency". All substances have a resonant frequency that it will either react to or produce. And in most all "natural" substances, the frequency is reliable. That is why they can use ultrasonic waves to break up kidney stones without causing damage to the surrounding tissues in your body or even make an incision. The substance the stone is made of reacts to a specific resonant frequency causing it to break apart much like high frequency sounds have been known to break glass. I'm sure that synthetic quartz has a resonant frequency. The question is, is it the same resonant frequency as natural quartz? If not, then it would not make a suitable regulator for a watch or clock.

Then again, it could be a matter of economics. Natural quartz is not a precious stone. It is cheap enough to simply use the mined quartz. I suspect it costs more to make synthetic quartz than to simply remove it from the ground.