quartz glass
Noun
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colorless glass made of almost pure silica
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quartz
crystal
lechatelierite
vitreous silica
tridymite
silica glass
fused quartz
fused-silica
lechartelierite
quartz glass tube
glass made from fusing silica
extremely transparent silica glass
fused silicon dioxide
glass composed of almost pure silica
glass composed of pure silica
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A very clear and durable quartz glass can be made from pure silica, but the high melting point and very narrow glass transition of quartz make glassblowing and hot working difficult.
On the other hand, quartz glass ( fused silica ) must be heated to over convert, but quickly loses its viscosity and formability if overheated, so an oxyhydrogen torch must be used.