It is truly the world's only source thus far developed, and it probably lost large refining facilities that were by the river. The semiconductor industry is going to take a big hit while supply is slowly restored. https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/the-worlds-semiconductor-industry-hinges-on-a-quartz-factory-in-north-carolina
The world's semiconductor industry hinges on a single quartz factory in North Carolina

The deposits formed 380 million years ago when Africa collided with North America.

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