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Practically, Silica sand is defined as a high purity industrial mineral in
which the sand grains are made entirely of quartz. Impurities are very
minor and commonly are clay minerals (kaolinite, illite), titaniferous
minerals, iron oxides and heavy minerals.
What is Silica Sand
The term silica sand is applied to quartz
sand that conforms to the specifications of
which the main composition is SiO2 >99%,
with very little contaminant contents and
heavy minerals of <0.1%.
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Uses of Silica Sand
Silica is a basic material in the glass industry, ceramic and
refractory industries, and the raw material used in making
silicon, silicon alloys, silicon carbide, silicones, soluble
silicates, and other silicon-based chemicals. Its specialized
applications include such products as piezoelectric
crystals, optical products, mother board and memory chips
and vitreous silica.
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Locations
Huge silica sand : Ras En Naqb Area
resources of Early Ordovician are found
in the area south of the Ras En Naqb
escarpment (70 km north of Aqaba).The
exposures are extended over an area of
more than 150 km2 with a thickness of
about 265-350 m.
The area east of :Qa’a Ed Disi Area
Quweira town to the north of Wadi
Ram comprises huge reserves of
silica sand of Early Ordovician (50 km
north-east of Aqaba).
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Petra / Ein El Biada Area: White
sandstone of Early Ordovician was
found in the area north to Petra town.
Al Jayoshia Area: A big massive
exposure of white, soft friable, and
fine sandstone of Lower Cretaceous
is located about 6 km east-southeast
of port of Aqaba. (All locations
mentioned above are accessed
through
the Amman-Aqaba highway).
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: Wadi Rakiya Area-Wadi Es Siq
Exposures of good potential of silica
sand (Lower Cretaceous) white
sandstone and belong to the
Kurnub Sandstone Group were
located in the area between and
along Wadi Es Siq and Wadi
Rakiyia in Wadi Araba (65 km north
of Aqaba). These outcrops are
white, fine to very fine grained
sandstone with kaolinite clay as
matrix or thin layer intercalations.
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White silica sand
deposits are found
exposed on the
surface, that belong to
the Disi Sandstone
Formation of Early
Ordovician age and
Kurnub sandstone
Formation of Lower
Cretaceous age which
exposed in south of
Jordan.
Geological Setting
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Properties & Chemistry
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Qaa Ed Disi and Aqaba
Ras Al Naqab
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Status
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