Question about quartz

[Salura]

I'm not a geologist. I'm wondering about how deposits of quartz in Florida are forced to the surface of what seems to be stable earth.

I've been watching what I thought was a hunk of quartz left on my property as a decoration when I moved in. Over 4 years this chunk of quartz is, for a lack of better description, growing up out of the ground about half an inch to three quarters of an inch a year.

How does that happier when there is no erosion?

 

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[StoneWhisper]

Mother nature.. earth in general is constantly evolving.. even if many of us simply don't see it. it is true that Crystals can just appear out of no where (crystal points) jut up out of the ground. But you're speaking of a rather large quartz formation that is beneath the topsoil and there will slight erosion taking place.. Take note of the soil around the area where the quartz is located.. see if it is or has been disturbed.. (fresh looking) but yes.. the earth is moving.. I can't say one minute it's below soil.. and the next it's 10 feet above.. if that was to happen you would be on a very active fault plan. I would submit this comment/question to a geologist which I'm not.

 

[loco oro]

as i understand the majority of floridas geology ,the water table is quite shallow,it is believed that this is the reason for the sinkhole issue in florida,i would think that the quartz is not rising ,but rather the earth around it is sinking.

 

[rodoconnor]

Could be maybe just some localized hydralic pressure in the earth that is forcing it upward.Quien sabe.