Matter
Name
Glassy silicate (1-x)MgO-xSiO2 x=0.50, powder
Family
Family
solid
Database
Origins
laboratory
Preparation
raw
Method
This sample is produced with the following method. Appropriate proportions of silicon dioxide and magnesium carbonate powders is heated together in a platinum crucible in air at 1600 ◦C for approximately 30 min. The liquid is quenched to glass by dipping the bottom of crucible in water. This glass was then crushed and remelted at the same conditions to ensure homogeneity.
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
mineral (silicate mineral)
Texture
pulverulent
Type of porosity
particulate
Number
1
Mode of mixing
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Glassy silicate (1-x)MgO-xSiO2 x=0.50, X50B, powder 1.0