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soda ash

MaterialSubstance

Sodium carbonate, made from salt and limestone or mined as the mineral trona. Adding it lets sand melt at a much lower temperature.

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Sodium carbonate, made from salt and limestone or mined as the mineral trona. Adding it lets sand melt at a much lower temperature.

From the big bang to soda ash

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big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
water4.4 bn yrs ago
polishing slurrydate unknown
soda ashdate unknown