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Michel Lamontagne at 19:46, 15 May 2023

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	Silica (SiO2) is the most common [[mineral]] in the martian crust. The usual form of silica is as Quartz grains, mixed up with other minerals.		Silica (SiO2) is the most common [[mineral]] in the martian crust. The usual form of silica is as Quartz grains, mixed up with other minerals.

	Silica is the main component of [[glass]]. Glass is a very common construction material, and has a fairly low requirement for [[embodied energy]]. Glass is likely to be one of the first [[In-situ resource utilization\|in-situ]] materials produced on Mars.		*Silica is the main component of [[glass]].
			*Glass is a very common construction material, and has a fairly low requirement for [[embodied energy]].
			*Glass is likely to be one of the first [[In-situ resource utilization\|in-situ]] materials produced on Mars.

	==Silica production==		==Silica production==
	Silica is produced by mining silica bearing rocks. Rock with a high proportion of silica is crushed until the silica crystals are separated from other minerals. Silica may also be found in windblown formations of sand, where gravity separation processes have separated the fine quartz crystals from other materials.		Silica is produced by mining silica bearing rocks. Rock with a high proportion of silica is crushed until the silica crystals are separated from other minerals. Silica may also be found in windblown formations of sand, where gravity separation processes have separated the fine quartz crystals from other materials.

Michel Lamontagne at 01:50, 16 July 2019

2019-07-16T01:50:18Z

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	Silica (SiO2) is the most common mineral in the martian crust. The usual form of silica is as Quartz grains, mixed up with other minerals.		Silica (SiO2) is the most common [[mineral]] in the martian crust. The usual form of silica is as Quartz grains, mixed up with other minerals.

	Silica is the main component of [[glass]]. Glass is a very common construction material, and has a fairly low requirement for [[embodied energy]]. Glass is likely to be one of the first in-situ materials produced on Mars.		Silica is the main component of [[glass]]. Glass is a very common construction material, and has a fairly low requirement for [[embodied energy]]. Glass is likely to be one of the first [[In-situ resource utilization\|in-situ]] materials produced on Mars.

	== Silica production ==		==Silica production==
	Silica is produced by mining silica bearing rocks. Rock with a high proportion of silica is crushed until the silica crystals are separated from other minerals. Silica may also be found in windblown formations of sand, where gravity separation processes have separated the fine quartz crystals from other materials.		Silica is produced by mining silica bearing rocks. Rock with a high proportion of silica is crushed until the silica crystals are separated from other minerals. Silica may also be found in windblown formations of sand, where gravity separation processes have separated the fine quartz crystals from other materials.

Michel Lamontagne at 01:49, 16 July 2019

2019-07-16T01:49:05Z

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	Silica (SiO2) is the most common mineral in the martian crust. The usual form of silica is as Quartz grains, mixed up with other minerals.		Silica (SiO2) is the most common mineral in the martian crust. The usual form of silica is as Quartz grains, mixed up with other minerals.

			Silica is the main component of [[glass]]. Glass is a very common construction material, and has a fairly low requirement for [[embodied energy]]. Glass is likely to be one of the first in-situ materials produced on Mars.

			== Silica production ==
			Silica is produced by mining silica bearing rocks. Rock with a high proportion of silica is crushed until the silica crystals are separated from other minerals. Silica may also be found in windblown formations of sand, where gravity separation processes have separated the fine quartz crystals from other materials.

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Silica (SiO2) is the most common mineral in the martian crust. The usual form of silica is as Quartz grains, mixed up with other minerals.