Silica sand ?

Silica sand ?#14096

By STEVIEFLY -  Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:44 am
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- Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:44 am #14096

Is this the same as silicone sand or can i use silicone sand instead of silica ? thanks

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Re: Silica sand ?#14120

By kevinqwe -  Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:30 am
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- Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:30 am #14120

actually, silicone is also know as silica so you can definitely use it

Re: Silica sand ?#14125

By STEVIEFLY -  Sat Jun 20, 2009 9:32 am
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- Sat Jun 20, 2009 9:32 am #14125

Thanks kevinqwe.

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Re: Silica sand ?#14297

By Matt -  Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:22 pm
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- Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:22 pm #14297

Silica and silicon dioxide are the same:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silica

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Re: Silica sand ?#14337

By Steve_D -  Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:50 pm
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- Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:50 pm #14337

Silicone and silicon are two different things. Silica sand is composed of silicon dioxide (quartz). Silicone is composed of--well, I don't know what, but it's definitely different.

Re: Silica sand ?#14343

By STEVIEFLY -  Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:01 pm
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- Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:01 pm #14343

Steve_D wrote:Silicone and silicon are two different things. Silica sand is composed of silicon dioxide (quartz). Silicone is composed of--well, I don't know what, but it's definitely different.

i may have the wrong spelling for the sand the sand i have was used for paving ie mono blocks to fill in the gaps between blocks and i have a bag left of the sand , thanks

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