Can Crystals be used to store data?

In many science fiction stories, crystals where used by ancient alien civilisations to store information that could last millions of years.

For example, in Stargate, "control crystals" that looked like hexagonal-shaped rods could store information and could be interfaced into larger computer systems to perform different functions. In some cases, the crystals where fashioned into flat boards and apparently where more efficient than the crude hexagonal rods.

My question is, could we humans in the near future use crystals like those in Stargate to store electronic data? Could we use Quartz crystal to achieve this? or would we need to use a different type of mineral? And would this technology be better than other conventional data storage methods we use today?

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