Most glass is made by melting down soda ash, limestone and quartz sand. gezgin01/iSock via Getty Images The first step to make glass requires heating up a mixture of minerals – often soda ash, ...

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The best way to understand glass is to understand how it is made. The first step to make glass requires heating up a mixture of minerals – often soda ash, limestone and quartz sand – until they melt ...