How glass is made?

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Glass is made by melting together minerals like Silica, Soda Ash , Lime Stone and Cullet at very high temperatures, 2600 to 2800 degrees Fahrenheit .

• Silica is a white or colorless crystalline compound, SiO2, occurring abundantly as quartz, sand, flint, agate, and many other minerals

• Soda ash is the trade name for sodium carbonate, a chemical refined from the mineral trona or sodium-carbonate-bearing brines. It is an essential raw material in glass.

• Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate (CaCO3).

• Cullet is recycled crushed glass. Most glass manufacturers rely on a steady supply of recycled crushed glass to supplement raw materials

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