
(PDF) A Suitable Processing Method for Quartz Mines in Sri ...
The chemical composition of quartz is SiO2 and the name vein quartz is used for the quartz deposits in the form of a vein, which had originated due to igneous activities. Quartz with extreme purity over 99 percent of SiO2 is endowed with many parts of Sri Lanka as discordant veins and is confined to the central Highlands, especially towards the Highland/Vijayan lithological boundary.