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Fused Quartz: Properties of Fused Quartz

Fused Quartz Properties of Fused Quartz Properties [English, Metric, International System of Units (SI) Value] Trace Impurities Pressure Calculations Fused Quartz Proper Usage Guidelines Silica is found almost everywhere in nature, it represents almost 1/3 the mass of the earth's ...
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Miscellaneous Scientific Glassblowing Tips and Tricks

Annealing in the Home Shop Annealing scientific glassware is necessary for practical and safety reasons, and all your work needs to be properly annealed to remove glass stress prior to handing it over to your customers. For those who are getting started with a ...
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History of Glassblowing

Early History of Glass Natural glass has existed since the beginnings of time, formed when certain types of rocks melt as a result of high-temperature phenomena such as volcanic eruptions, lightning strikes or the impact of meteorites, and then cool ...
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Properties of Quartz and Glass

Glass Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline) solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent. The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica (SiO2) with the ...
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Glass

Glass is a state of matter. It is a solid produced by cooling molten material so that the internal arrangement of atoms, or molecules, remains in a random or disordered state, similar to the arrangement in a liquid. Such a ...
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Difference Between Glass and Quartz

Both glass and quartz are crystals are used for decorative and industrial purposes. Glass is popularly utilized to make prisms, windows, chandeliers, pendants, necklaces, and most types of household jewelry. Quartz, on the other hand, is usually present in watch ...
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History of Glass

People had used naturally occurring glass, especially obsidian (the volcanic glass) before they learned how to make glass. Obsidian was used for production of knives, arrowheads, jewelry and money. The ancient Roman historian Pliny suggested that Phoenician merchants had made the ...
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How to Tell Glass From Quartz

At first glance, quartz crystals and glass might look identical. Although their internal structural compositions differ greatly, the average person doesn't have the lab equipment to analyze the molecular difference between the two materials. Fortunately, there are other, simpler methods ...
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Glassblowing

Glassblowing, the practice of shaping a mass of glass that has been softened by heat by blowing air into it through a tube. Glassblowing was invented by Syrian craftsmen in the area of Sidon, Aleppo, Hama, and Palmyra in the 1st century BC, where blown vessels for ...
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Quartz

What is Quartz? Quartz is a chemical compound consisting of one part silicon and two parts oxygen. It is silicon dioxide (SiO2). It is the most abundant mineral found at Earth's surface, and its unique properties make it one of the most ...
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