Glass

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Glass is a material typically used in windows, doors, mirrors, bottles, jars, and other containers and displays. It is made from three crystalline materials[1]:

  • crushed white sand
  • crushed limestone
  • sodium carbonate
  1. Simple Glassmaking. Corning Museum of Glass (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-13.