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quartz crucible
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A bowl of ultra-pure quartz that holds the molten silicon. Each one is used for a single crystal, then thrown away.
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A bowl of ultra-pure quartz that holds the molten silicon. Each one is used for a single crystal, then thrown away.
From the big bang to quartz crucible
The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.
big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hehelium13.8 bn yrs ago
CO2 laser1964
steelc. 1,800 BCE
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quartz crucibledate unknown