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  2. Space Shuttle thermal protection system - Wikipedia

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    Much of the shuttle was covered with LI-900 silica tiles, made from essentially very pure quartz sand. [1] The insulation prevented heat transfer to the underlying orbiter aluminium skin and structure. These tiles were such poor heat conductors that one could hold one by the edges while it was still red hot. [3]

  3. Countertop - Wikipedia

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    Countertop. A countertop, also counter top, counter, benchtop, worktop (British English) or kitchen bench (Australian or New Zealand English), bunker (Scottish English) is a raised, firm, flat, and horizontal surface. They are built for work in kitchens or other food preparation areas, bathrooms or lavatories, and workrooms in general.

  4. Porcelain tile - Wikipedia

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    Porcelain tile. Porcelain tiles or ceramic tiles are either tiles made of porcelain, or relatively tough ceramic tiles made with a variety of materials and methods, that are suitable for use as floor tiles, or for walls. They have a low water absorption rate, generally less than 0.5 percent. The clay used to build porcelain tiles is generally ...

  5. Quartz - Wikipedia

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    Quartz is, therefore, classified structurally as a framework silicate mineral and compositionally as an oxide mineral. Quartz is the second most abundant mineral in Earth's continental crust, behind feldspar. [10] Quartz exists in two forms, the normal Ī±-quartz and the high-temperature Ī²-quartz, both of which are chiral. The transformation ...

  6. New Homeowner Finds 'Jackpot' of Valuable Vintage Tiles ... - AOL

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    Terrazzo is an often pricey material made up of chips of materials like "marble, granite, quartz, ... "My flood revealed asbestos tiles," wrote commenter. Another wrote: "my house turns 145 and i ...

  7. Granite - Wikipedia

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    Granite. Granite (/ ĖˆÉ”rƦnÉŖt / GRAN-it) is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies underground.

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