Clay with a high concentration of this mineral is more susceptible to dunting when firing a kiln because it changes from its alpha to its beta form at 573 degrees Celsius. To save cost, PZT is sometimes used to replace this mineral in a system developed by George W. Pierce. This mineral is the most resistant to weathering on the (*) Goldich dissolution series. Because of its low crystallization temperature, this mineral appears at the bottom of Bowen’s reaction series. Microcrystalline forms of this mineral make up different types of chert, like agate and onyx. This mineral’s piezoelectric properties enable its use in digital watches. For 10 points, a value of seven on the Mohs hardness scale corresponds to what mineral made up of silica? ■END■
| 2023 PACE NSC | 06/10/2023 | Y | 35 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 82.40 |
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samarth Ram | Plymouth | Solon | 60 | 10 |
| Jacob Barta | Detroit Catholic Central A | Kinkaid | 60 | 10 |
| Jiming Chen | Hinsdale Central | Walter Payton | 60 | 10 |
| Tanay Bodducherla | Mira Loma | Dunbar | 62 | 10 |
| Camden Williams | Mexico | Northmont A | 62 | 0 |
| Rohan Kher | Barrington A | Winston Churchill A | 62 | 10 |
| Arthur Gayden | Detroit Country Day | Hunter A | 62 | 10 |
| Alec Riso | Thomas Jefferson B | Johns Creek A | 62 | 10 |
| Brady Laughlin | West Point | Detroit Catholic Central B | 62 | 10 |
| Aaryan Sumesh | Thomas Jefferson C | Parkway West | 71 | 10 |
| Ibrahim Mohammad | Chattahoochee A | Heights | 74 | 10 |
| Sinecio Morales | Rockford Auburn A | St. Mark's | 76 | 10 |
| Rohan Dalal | Johns Creek B | Stevenson A | 76 | 10 |
| Shreyas Singh | University Lab | Richard Montgomery | 76 | 10 |
| Dillan Rinehart | Winnebago | Winston Churchill B | 76 | 10 |
| Anvith Vanukuri | William Fremd | Canyon Crest | 76 | 10 |
| Aryan Pathak | Lake Highland | Stevenson B | 77 | 10 |
| Deven Hagen | Thomas Jefferson A | Belmont | 77 | 10 |
| Tarun Devi | Chattahoochee B | Maggie Walker C | 77 | 10 |
| Charles Heydt | Midtown | Innovation Academy A | 77 | 10 |
| Yashwanth Bajji | Troy | Dallas County | 77 | 10 |
| Kaushik Gollamudi | Barrington B | Carbondale | 77 | 10 |
| Brandon Torres | Carl Sandburg | Lincoln-Way East | 78 | 10 |
| Arnou Thammarak | New Brighton | Thomas Jefferson D | 78 | 0 |
| Bridget Scranton | Northmont B | Detroit Catholic Central C | 79 | 10 |
| Max Kolda | John Adams A | Norris | 96 | 10 |
| Emiliano Gomez | John Adams B | Waukee | 96 | 10 |
| Brielle Rach | Rockford Auburn B | Hoover B | 97 | 10 |
| Grace Nuckolls | Washington | Elkhorn North | 97 | 10 |
| David Bertolasi | Belvidere | Hunter B | 97 | 10 |
| Yash Saxena | Maggie Walker A | Woodland | 98 | 10 |
| Eric Hu | Maggie Walker B | Mercer County | 103 | 10 |
| Matthew Houston | Norman | Moberly | 103 | 10 |
| Thomas Belcher | Saint Joseph | Cincinnati Hills Christian | 103 | 10 |
| Vincent Wang | Irvington A | Choate Rosemary Hall | 114 | 10 |
| Adam Williams | Northmont A | Mexico | 123 | 10 |
| Samuel Li | Thomas Jefferson D | New Brighton | 123 | 10 |