White Sand and Quartz Lumps

SiO2, is one of the most abundant compounds on the surface of the Earth, being most obvious as quartz and common sand. Silica has a multitude of uses depending on the degree of purity. Grades up to 99.5% SiO2 are used in the manufacture of glass, optical fibers and ceramics. quartz is used in refractory manufacture of Silica Ramming Mass, SiC bricks  and Fe Si alloy