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December 18, 2007 05:53AM
Quartz is silica. Glass is made of silica, but as you said can have some other ingredients mixed in. I found an Encylclopedia Americana article that lists the constituents of "dense flint glass" as 38% silica, 8% potash and 54% lead oxide (PbO). Another site lists the density of lead oxide as 9530 kg/m^3, and the density of potash as 1281 kg/m^3. So at those percentages, "dense flint glass" would have a density of approximately 7256 kg/m^3. Still less than steel, but pretty close. Wiki claims the percentage of lead oxide can be as high as 60%, so that might make it more dense than steel.
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since when....

chewitback December 16, 2007 12:05PM

Just wear jester pants! (nt)

cointreau December 16, 2007 05:02PM

Bug board it?

Pro December 16, 2007 01:14PM

I tried that a few chars back. The imms said, "Glass is heavy". NT

Falstaff December 17, 2007 07:23AM

Depending on how it is made glass can be a very dense substance.

adam_gay December 17, 2007 08:27AM

It's basically stone. Quartz. txt

Isildur(VIP) December 17, 2007 11:03AM

Re: It's basically stone. Quartz. txt

adam_gay December 17, 2007 11:29AM

Hmm. txt

Isildur(VIP) December 18, 2007 05:53AM

Re: Hmm. txt

adam_gay December 18, 2007 07:20AM

I think the real question is whether glass is heavy

elmeri December 18, 2007 11:57AM

Hehe, yeah not sure on that one!

adam_gay December 18, 2007 12:27PM

Wow, are you guys really arguing over what glass is made of? ~

Krilcov December 18, 2007 09:08AM

I thought it was interesting. nt

adam_gay December 18, 2007 09:36AM



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