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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.
How does basalt turn to sandstone?
Basalt is eroded to sand by wind and rain. The sand accumulates in ocean sediment and experiences great pressures over time. After a sufficiently long time, and uplift reveals what had been sand and has become sandstone.
How can you tell that the sandstone was not deposited on top of the basalt?
The sandstone layer is older than the basalt. The older rock cannot be on top of the younger rock. The sandstone and the basalt (or basalt dike) are both deposited at the same depth.
How does sandstone turn into granite?
The sandstone would have to be melted first by descending into the lower crust at a subduction zone. Once melted it would have to rise through the crust cooling slowly to allow the formation of typical large crystal granite texture and allow steam to outgas from the melt before solidification.
What is the shape of a sandstone rock?
Sandstone rocks typically have a grainy texture and are composed of sand-sized mineral particles. They can vary in color, from white and grey to red and brown, depending on the minerals present. They often have visible layers or bedding planes due to the way they form.
How sandstone can turn into obsidian then turn to past of a conglomerate then back to sandstone then back to obsidian?
Toast.
Can sandstone turn in to marble?
No. Limestone turns into marble, not sandstone.
What does sandstone turn into when metamophism occures?
When sandstone is metamorphosed it turns into Quartzite.
Is the raw material for making glass?
QUARTZ SANDSTONE
The Igneous rock Sandstone can turn into which rock that can be a sedimentary rock?
Sandstone is sedimentary itself.
What rock is used to make glass?
Usually sandstone is used to supply quartz for making glass.
What rock used to make glass?
Usually sandstone is used to supply quartz for making glass.
What is a rough crumbly rock sometimes used to make glass?
sandstone
What does glass turn into?
Glass does not undergo a chemical change under normal conditions, so it remains glass. However, it could be recycled or it can break into smaller pieces.
Another descriptive word for quartz - as in sandstone?
Maybe lechatelierite? Or crystal (as in quartz glass)?
How do you make glass in the game Minecraft?
Cook sand inside of a furnace. Sand not Sandstone.
How could someone get a sample of sandstone?
Someone can get a sample of sandstone at cliffs and quarries around the world.
