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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
The outer seed covering from rice grains, a cereal obtained from genus ''Oryza sativa''. Rice husks are separated from the seed during milling. When burnt, the husks can yield an [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ash (residue) ash] which is greater than 95% [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silica silica]. Rice husk ash has been used as a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=filler filler], an [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=abrasive abrasive], and as a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=refractory material refractory material].
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The outer seed covering from rice grains, a cereal obtained from genus ''Oryza sativa''. Rice husks are separated from the seed during milling. When burnt, the husks can yield an [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ash%20%28residue%29 ash] which is greater than 95% [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silica silica]. Rice husk ash has been used as a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=filler filler], an [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=abrasive abrasive], and as a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=refractory%20material refractory material].
  
 
== Comparisons ==
 
== Comparisons ==
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== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* Robert Fournier, Robert Fournier, ''Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery'', Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992
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* Robert Fournier, ''Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery'', Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992
  
 
* ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
 
* ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
  
* Random House, Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
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* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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Mature rice

Description

The outer seed covering from rice grains, a cereal obtained from genus Oryza sativa. Rice husks are separated from the seed during milling. When burnt, the husks can yield an ash which is greater than 95% silica. Rice husk ash has been used as a filler, an abrasive, and as a refractory material.

Comparisons

Properties of Common Abrasives


Authority

  • Robert Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992
  • Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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