Silica Sand

Description/ Specification of Silica Sand

Silica sand is a mineral product and a raw material used in various industries. It is also known as white sand and comprises mostly of quartz, which is in turn is a hard substance with large proportion of silica(SiO2). While regular sand is brown in colourand contains various impurities , Silica sand appears white in colour and contains above 95% of pure silica. It has many beneficial properties like hardness, chemical stability, thermal stability(high melting point), and transprency, Being a hard matrial, it has abrasive properties. Some of the industries , where it finds usage are abrasives, refractories,ceramics, glass making, sports fields, filtration media mong others. It is found abundantly in nature and sourced from various sources like mining, Quarrying, beach and coastal sand etc. The process and source of the silica sand significantly affects it's purity and properties.

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