Certus Quartz Crystal

Certus Quartz Crystal is an item added by Applied Energistics 2. Certus Quartz Crystal can be obtained by mining Certus Quartz Ore. This item is used in the majority of crafting recipes in AE2, such as Energy Cells and Formation Cores. It exists in two forms: the regular Certus Quartz Crystal and the Pure Certus Quartz Crystal. These are both interchangeable in most crafting recipes.

Recipe
To create a Pure Certus Quartz Crystal, the player must craft a Certus Quartz Seed and drop it into water. The process takes about 8.33 hours, which can be reduced by using Crystal Growth Accelerators.

Purification
A GregTech 6 Autoclave takes and 48000L (or 48 Buckets) of steam to grow Pure Certus Quartz from a seed to the normal Crystal size.

Crystal Growth Chamber
The Crystal Growth Chamber from AE2 Stuff uses AE power to grow Pure Certus Quartz Crystals from seeds in its inventory in each.

Duplication
Which requires the Quartz Duplication Secondary Research, obtained after Alchemical Duplication has been learnt on the Alchemy Page.