Synthetic Sapphira vs. Glass, Fused Quartz Silica ...
Fused quartz is made from purifying and melting natural crystalline quartz, usually natural quartz sand. Fused silica is a purer version of fused quartz that is made from various silicon gasses. Chemically known as SiO2, silica is "pure" glass. ... Commonly called float glass, it is often formed by floating soda lime glass on a bed of molten ...