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Glass is manufactured primarily from the mineral quartz (SiO2) which is what sand is made from.
However small amounts of other minerals are added to the sand to make the process easier. These minerals are:-
sodium carbonate (Na2CO3)
lime (calcium oxide (CaO)
magnesium oxide (MgO)
aluminum oxide (Al2O3)
There are also other minerals which are added to make specialised glasses. e.g. Pyrex glass is made from sand and boron oxide.
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Which rock is used to make glass?
There could be several rocks used in the making of glass, but the main constituent material used in making glass is quartz. The rock which is used most for supplying the quartz used in glass making is sandstone.
What mineral is used in making plaster?
Gypsum
What is a mineral used for making glass?
The two main constituents of glass are : Silicon Dioxide , Sodium Carbonate. Alumina or borosilicate are added depending on the nature of the glass required. Glass is a 'supercooled' liquid. , that is a liquid below its natural freezing point. Supercooled liquids do not have a crystalline structure, which pure solids have. However, glass if left for long periods of time (hundreds of years) may start to 'cloud', this is the crystals forming from the supercooled liquid.
This mineral is used in the production of steel It may also be mixed with other minerals and used to color paint?
Iron (Except Iron isn't a mineral. Iron is an element. The MINERAL and principal ore from which Iron is taken is GALENA.)
What minerals are used for the interior walls of your house?
Gypsum.Gypsum is a sulfate mineral that is mostly used for wallboard (sheet rock) and plaster products. It also is used for cement production, agricultural applications, glass making, and other industrial processes.
What mineral is used in making glass and laundry detergents?
phosphate
What is a colourless mineral from igneous rocks used in glass making?
Borax
What mineral is used for making laundry detergents and glass?
boron (borax)
What is the principal material used in making glass?
Sand heated to a very high temperature.
What is definition of borax?
A white mineral in some alkaline salt deposits, used in making glass and ceramics, as a metallurgical flux, and as an antiseptic.
What mineral is used to make glass'?
borax
What is the principal material used in glass glass?
Sand heated to a very high temperature.
What mineral is used in glass and laundry detergents?
phosphate
What is name of the Mineral used in glass and ceramics?
Microcline
Which mineral is used for making glass and computer chips?
Computer chips are made with Silicon (metal). Glass, however, is made from Silica (sand) which sounds similar, but is actually quite different.
What mineral is a common hard mineral used in ceramics and glass and contains the element k?
Feldspar
What mineral is a common hard mineral used in ceramics and glass and contain the element K?
Feldspar
