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July 18, 2022

Quartz

Quartz is the second most abundant mineral in Earth’s crust after feldspar. It occurs in nearly all acid igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. It is an essential mineral in such silica-rich felsic rocks as granites, granodiorites, and rhyolites. It is highly resistant to weathering and tends to concentrate in sandstones and other detrital rocks.

Quartz is: -

· the most abundant mineral in Earth's crust

· extremely resistant to weathering

· highly resistant to physical and chemical weathering

· Used to make timepieces because it vibrates at a precise frequency.

Quartz is the widely distributed mineral found at Earth's surface. It is present and plentiful in all parts of the world. It forms at all temperatures. It is highly resistant to both mechanical and chemical weathering. Large amounts of quartz sand (also known as silica sand) are used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics and for foundry melds in metal casting.

Quartz is one of the most useful natural materials. Its usefulness can be linked to its physical and chemical properties. It has a hardness of seven on the Mohs Scale which makes it very durable. It is chemically inert in contact with most substances. It has electrical properties and heat resistance that make it valuable in electronic products. Its lustre, colour, and diaphaneity make it useful as a gemstone and also in the making of glass.

Uses of Quartz: -

· Uses of Quartz in Glass Making

· Uses of Quartz as an Abrasive

· Uses of Quartz as a Foundry Sand

· Uses in the Petroleum Industry

· Uses for Quartz Crystals

Quartz helps in production of different types of Quartz Stones and Silicate Glasses. It is famous for production of brilliant gemstones. Quartz is used widely as a main product or filler in different types of industrial products. Some of the major applications of quartz involve

· QUARTZ STONE

· ALL GLASSES

· Ceramics

· Steel

· Paints

Quartz sand is used as a filler in the manufacture of rubber, paint, and putty. Screened and washed, carefully sized quartz grains are used as filter media and roofing granules. Quartz sands are used for traction in the railroad and mining industries. These sands are also used in recreation on golf courses, volleyball courts, baseball fields, children's sand boxes and beaches.

Quartz powder

Quartzite powder

Quartz powder and grains

Micro quartz powder

Quartz powder snow white

Quartz powder 200 mesh

Quartz powder 220 mesh

Quartz powder 150 mesh

Quartz powder 500 mesh

Quartz powder mesh size 0.521 mm

Quartz power Filler 325 mesh

Ramming mash quartz powder