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glass
glass An amorphous,
metastable solid with the atomic structure of a
silicate liquid. Glass can be formed by
quenching a silicate
melt, the short time-scale for cooling or pressure reduction preventing the reorganization of the random liquid structure into an ordered crystalline structure. Since cohesion between atoms in the liquid silicate increases with increasing silica content, melts with high silicate contents are most likely to form glasses. Natural
igneous glasses of
rhyolite composition (70% SiO
2) are termed ‘obsidians’. A wide variety of glasses, formed by meteoritic impact into the lunar
regolith, exist on the lunar surface. Shapes include spheres averaging 100 μm in diameter, tear-drops, dumb-bells, etc., typical of rotational shapes assumed by splashed liquids. They do not resemble meteoritic
chondrules. Volcanic glasses, formed by
fire fountains during eruption of
mare basalts, also occur locally on the Moon. Their compositions match those of local surface rocks, soils, or minerals. No
tektite compositions are found.
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Glass industry waiting for government's support.(Industry)
Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 2/1/2008; 700+ words
; ...Standard (SNI) is made effective for glass products, Margono said. SNI is an...quality products of sheet and safety glasses from China, which has a big production...plans to introduce SNI for safety glass for motor vehicles this year. Production...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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GLASSES SHAPE THE TASTE OF WINES.(Living)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 6/15/1991; 700+ words
; ...the quality of the glass has nothing to do...nothing more. Such glasses are shaped for the...it in the wrong glass." Riedel glasses, considered by...grape, into three glasses, two of which his...The shape of the glass, Riedel says...
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SHEET GLASS INDUSTRY STUMBLING ON DUMPING CHARGE.
Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 10/12/1999; 700+ words
; Indonesia's sheet glass industry is facing hindrances in the market...market. But Indonesian suppliers of sheet glass are facing dumping charge. Earlier Australia...accused Indonesia of dumping in sheet glass market. The Philippines have even imposed...
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Glass Production Is Hot Industry for Oklahoma. (Originated from The Tulsa World, Okla.)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 1/16/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...Industry officials said the glass manufacturers were attracted...of the major costs in making glass," said Fred Givens, plant...That company makes tableware glasses. "We probably spend about...Sapulpa is home to Liberty Glass, a company that started making...
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glass llc subsidiaries secure deal with emirates float glass for 20% of its total glass production worth over aed20 million annually.
News Wire article from: Albawaba.com; 5/10/2009; 700+ words
; Summary: Emirates Glass LLC (EGL), one of the leading processors of architectural flat glass in the Middle East and a subsidiary of Glass LLC, wholly owned by Dubai Investments (DI), together with Lumiglass Industries (LI) and Saudi American...
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glass llc subsidiaries secure deal with emirates float glass for 20% of its total glass production worth over aed20 million annually
Newspaper article from: Al Bawaba; 5/10/2009; 700+ words
; Emirates Glass LLC (EGL), one of the leading processors of architectural flat glass in the Middle East and a subsidiary of Glass LLC, wholly owned by Dubai Investments (DI), together with Lumiglass Industries (LI) and Saudi American Glass...
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 "Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)")
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Glass acts: Pair of shows put medium on display.
Newspaper article from: Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA); 8/12/2006; 700+ words
; ...Byline: Julianne Crane Aug. 12--Art glass may be finally finding its place in the...local events featuring dozens of regional glass artists are set for next Saturday and Sunday -- the 13th annual Glass on the Grass at Gonzaga University and...
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Flying glass can be deadly: window film can strengthen glass to withstand everything from accidental impact to explosions.(disasterpreparedness)
Magazine article from: Nursing Homes; 8/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; Today's typical windows and fixed glass are designed to insulate against heat loss...attacks. Subjected to stress, existing glass often breaks into lethal shards that may...your facility contains unprotected window glass at or near floor level, glass observation...
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Glass doors go green.(case STUDY)
Magazine article from: Doors and Hardware; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; Glass doors, especially for glass-intensive convenience stores, fast food restaurants and similar...help cut carbon emissions that contribute to global warming. But glass door manufacturers need to know that not all glass is equally effective...
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Glass with a colourful past Continuing our series on antiques, Judith Miller explains why she is hooked on coloured glass
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 8/2/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Sixties, my interest in 19th century coloured glass goes back much farther - to when I was a very...bridge claret jug now has pride of place in my glass collection. Given my admiration of coloured glass from such an early age, it is somewhat surprising...
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Glass
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
...made to exist as glasses. Hard candies...What the term "glass" means to most people...cooling. Other natural glasses are pumice, a glassy...lava; fulgurites, glass tubes formed by lightning...jewelry items made of glass had begun to appear. All the ancient glasses were based on ...
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glass
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the Portland vase , and millefiore glass, produced from fused and molded bundles of thin glass rods of many colors. Glass was also used for window panes, mirrors, prisms, and magnifying glasses. Except for the work done in Constantinople...
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SIC 3231 Glass Products, Made of Purchased Glass
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...industry make everyday home glass products, such as mirrors, beverage glasses, shower doors, bathtub enclosures...precision glass tubing, stained glass, industrial safety glasses and welding lenses, greenhouse glass, glass fiber used in optical...
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SIC 3211 Flat Glass
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...major classes: makers of raw float glass and fabricators, or companies that treat raw glass with special coatings for finished...Two popularly used types of treated glasses are tempered and laminated flat glass. Tempered glass is discussed in...
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Glass, Philip
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Glass, Philip Composer, keyboardist T he American composer Philip Glass continues to have a tremendous impact on contemporary...often described, much to his chagrin, as minimalism. Glass's music and his approach to creating it are thoroughly...
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