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I know of one place in Australia they tried to mine, but it was blocked on grounds that it was a part of a UNESCO site, the Great Barrier Reef; Whitehaven beach
by tankenmate 15y ago
I know of one place in Australia they tried to mine, but it was blocked on grounds that it was a part of a UNESCO site, the Great Barrier Reef; Whitehaven beach. Can't remember where I read this, it was 10+ years ago. The beach is 98% silica.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehaven_beach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehaven_beach
- mrleinad 15y agoThat was the problem, regular sand doesn't contain as much silica as is required for the process. Special sand is required. Isn't it funny we can't find anything about where that sand comes from?