Nowadays, and after fresh water, Sand is the most used natural resource on the planet.
Sand is a loose, fragmented material, comprised of tiny particles of scattered rocks, shells, corals and other minerals.
The most common sand is comprised of quartz and feldspar, which are high in silica content, stuffs used to make glass; and to produce semiconductor silicon chips for microprocessors.
Sand is the raw material used to produce integrated circuits and the glass for contact lenses.
And Sand processing has grown into a multi billion dollar business, turning the role of Sand in our lives widespread farther away our beloved beaches.