Umehluko phakathi kwesihlabathi se-quartz ne-silica

Isihlabathi se-quartz igama elivamile. Ingahlukaniswa ngezimfanelo ezahlukene ngokusho kwemibala ehlukene, okuqukethwe kwengxenye kanye nokusetshenziswa. Sonke siyazi ukuthi ingxenye eyinhloko yesihlabathi se-quartz i-silica, futhi okuqukethwe kwesihlabathi se-quartz sekhwalithi ephezulu kuphezulu njenge-100%. Ngaphezu kwamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesithupha, kodwa sikwenqabela ngokuqinile ukuthunyelwa kwesihlabathi se-quartz, kodwa i-silica ingathunyelwa ngaphandle, okubangele abantu abaningi ukuba bangaqondi. Namuhla ngizofingqa umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwesihlabathi se-quartz ne-silica.

Isihlabathi se-quartz siwuhlobo lweminerali engeyona eyensimbi, enokwakheka okuqinile ngokuqhathaniswa, indawo ekwazi ukumelana nemihuzuko, kanye nezakhiwo zamakhemikhali ezizinzile. Ingxenye enkulu yamaminerali i-silicon dioxide. Umbala uvame ukuba mhlophe njenge-milky noma awunambala futhi uyashintshashintsha. Ngokusho kukaLi’s Umhloli wokuqina unobulukhuni be-7, okuwumsebenzi obalulekile wezimboni zamaminerali. Isihlabathi se-quartz sivela ezimbonini ezifana nezingilazi, izitsha zobumba, nezokusansimbi.

I-silica, ingxenye eyinhloko yesihlabathi se-quartz, iyinhlanganisela eyakhiwe umoya-mpilo ne-silicon. Kuyikhemikhali emsulwa. Inezici ezifanayo nesihlabathi se-quartz. Ayinabuthi, ayishi, ayigqwali, futhi ayilona ishubhu. Emikhiqizweni, uma into ethunyelwe kwamanye amazwe iyisihlabathi se-quartz, kodwa imenyezelwa njenge-silica noma impahla eluhlaza yengilazi, uzodinga ukukhokha inani elihambisanayo. Amasiko anesizinda sedatha nezithombe zokuqhathanisa. Ngakho-ke, ungaphuli umthetho.