Physical and chemical properties of white silica sand around Riyadh city were studied and evaluated for possible utilisaiton inglass manufacturing. The chemical composition, grain size distribution and proportion of heavy minerals were determined for sand samples of size 300, 294 and 200 respectively. Overall results indicated that different types of glass can be produced using local white sand after grading and chemical treatment.
Origin
Kacts, Saudi Arabia
Journal Title
Glass Technol 39 3 1998 105-110
Sector
General
Class
G 1887