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This is a discussion on pounding sand within the Alchemy and Formulas forums, part of the Blacksmithing category; so...as to the different sand compositions...any expertise in this? silica, feldspar, "silver sand".... i bought what they called silica and ...
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I looked up "silver sand" and it is any sand that is free of impurities such as "iron oxides that give sand the brown or yellowish colors". So I guess that it could be just regular sand that has been polished and washed or it could be ground from a quartz material. I have used regular play sand in making melting furnaces before with out any problems.
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