We can synthesise these wares at higher purity than natural quartz [1]. It's more complicated than just purity [2]. But it's not like if Spruce Springs becomes inaccessible we can never make solar panels or semiconductors again. (I'm also pretty sure China can make its own fuzed-quartz crucibles [3].)
We can synthesise these wares at higher purity than natural quartz [1]. It's more complicated than just purity [2]. But it's not like if Spruce Springs becomes inaccessible we can never make solar panels or semiconductors again. (I'm also pretty sure China can make its own fuzed-quartz crucibles [3].)
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9919415/
[2] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266653952...
[3] https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/chinas-quartz-new-increment-m...