Silica sand
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Description
Most natural sands are at least 98% Silica. Sands that contain iron cannot be used to make Glass.
Synonyms and Related Terms
arena silicea (Esp.); sable silicieux (Fr.); areia siliciosa (Port.); Quarzsand (Deut.); silica zand (Ned.)
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 687
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000