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How do sand turn into glass?

Updated: 8/10/2023
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12y ago

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Quartz sand (SiO2) has a crystalline structure. If quartz sand is put through a melting process, then the bonds that made the original crystalline structure separate and when the bonds reform an amorphous solid called glass (SiO2) is manufactured.

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It is common frequently in nature from the energy of lightning and meteors. Also artificially created as a result of nuclear explosions for instance. I checked Google.

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Oceanic currents, waves, and wind erode rocks that are slowly pulverized over millions of years to create sand.

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With intense heat and a choice of added chemicals to clear the melted mass.

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Yes, sand is formed from crystalline substances.

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