Quartz
- Benchmark: Benchmark 1
- Assessed: 2011-08-16
Used primarily in and Industrial / Manufacturing applications, Quartz is specifically used in abrasive, chemical feedstock, filler, filtration, foundry, paints and lacquers, and proppant.
Quartz, also known as crystalline silica, is a form of silicon dioxide with building blocks arranged in a regular, repeating 3-dimensional pattern with long range order. Quartz is a component of sand and is naturally occurring in many rock formations and occurs in volcanic eruptions. It is isolated from ore through milling and grinding of the ore into particles that are then purified or used directly (EC 2013). Quartz has many uses, including use in glass manufacturing, ceramics, foundry, abrasives, hydraulic fracturing, furnaces, fillers, paints, and filtration (HSDB 2005).
Chemical Synonyms Agate, Amethyst, CCRIS 2475, Chalcedony, Cherts, Crystallized silicon dioxide, D & D, DQ12, EINECS 238-878-4, Flint, Flintshot, Gold bond R, Imsil, MIN-U-sil alpha quartz, Min-U-Sil, Novaculite, Onyx, Quartz, Quartz dust, Quartz silica, Quazo puro, Quazo puro [Italian], Rock crystal, Rose quartz, SF 35, Sand, Sicron F 300, Siderite (SiO2), Sikron F 100, Sil-Co-Sil, Silica dust, Silica flour (powdered crystalline silica, Silicon oxide, di- (sand), Silver bond B, Snowit, TGL 16319, Tiger-eye, W 12, W 12 (Filler), alpha-Quartz (ChemIDplus 2014)
Key Functions: Industrial / Manufacturing