With the support of our diligent personnel and domain expertise, we are able to manufacturer & supply Quartz Sand. This range of quartz sand is widely recognized in the market for its high physical and chemical properties. This sand is widely used for glass manufacturing and is available in the market at feasible prices.
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Silica sand, also known as quartz sand, white sand, or industrial sand, is made up of two main elements: silica and oxygen. Specifically, silica sand is made up of silicon dioxide (SiO2). SiO2 grades at a 7 out of 10 on the Mohs hardness scale, making it ideal for use as filtration media and abrasive blasting sands.
- Uses of Quartz Sand in Glass Making: Quartz sand is used in the production of container glass, flat plate glass, speciality glass and fibreglass.
- Uses of Quartz sand as an Abrasive: Quartz sand is used for sandblasting, scouring cleansers, grinding media, and grit for sanding and sawing.
-Uses of Quartz sand in smelting metals: Quartz sand is also used as a flux in the smelting of metals.
- Uses in the Petroleum Industry: Quartz sand has a high resistance to being crushed. In the petroleum industry, sand slurries are forced down oil and gas wells under very high pressures in a process known as hydraulic fracturing. This high pressure fractures the reservoir rocks and the sandy slurry injects into the fractures. The durable sand grains hold the fractures open after the pressure is released. These open fractures facilitate the flow of natural gas into the wellbore.
- Other Quartz Sand Uses: 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 sandboxes and beaches.
Forms - Lumps:2 TO 12" Size Boulders - Grits: 0.1 - 0.3 MM, 0.3-0.7MM, 0.7-1.2MM, 1.2-2.5MM, 2.5-4.0MM, 4.0-6.0MM - Powder : 200 Mesh, 325 Mesh, 400 Mesh, 37 Microns
Variety - Milky White Quartz - Transparent Quartz - Snow White Quartz
Particles - Particle Mesh Size - Whiteness
Packing - 50 Kg Bags - Bulk Bags
Uses - Glass Making, Abrasive, Foundry Sand, Hydraulic Fracturing Proppant, Gemstones, Artificial Quartz Stone Making
| Physical Properties of Quartz | |
|---|---|
| Chemical Classification | Silicate |
| Color | Quartz occurs in virtually every color. Common colors are clear, white, gray, purple, yellow, brown, black, pink, green, red. |
| Streak | Colorless (harder than the streak plate) |
| Luster | Vitreous |
| Diaphaneity | Transparent to translucent |
| Cleavage | None - typically breaks with a conchoidal fracture |
| Mohs Hardness | 7 |
| Specific Gravity | 2.6 to 2.7 |
| Diagnostic Properties | Conchoidal fracture, glassy luster, hardness |
| Chemical Composition | SiO2 |
| Crystal System | Hexagonal |
Technical Analysis of Sample
| Parameter | Percentage |
|---|---|
| SiO2 | 99.54% |
| CaO | 0.04% |
| MgO | 0.01 |
| Fe2O3 | 0.05% |
| Al2O3 | 0.18% |
| LOI | 0.09% |
Applications
Oil Industry
Ceramics Industry
