Interesting topic. Didn't know that sand was becoming this scarce. I found
this:

http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/deadly-global-war-sand

Steeve

On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 12:52 PM, David Hillman <
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> Hi Rich - I have a number of good references sources and do track this as a
> topic and that is the first time I have heard that silicon was an issue. I
> suspect they may be confusing fracking sand versus other sand
> type/applications as that is a hot topic. I would love to see their
> reference data as it sounds quite suspicious.
>
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
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>
> On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 1:12 PM, Richard Kraszewski <
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>
> > Last week I heard an interesting story  NPR  radio, claiming  that there
> > is an upcoming global scarcity of sand.
> >
> > Seems like most  good deposits are  being mined out for concrete.  This
> is
> > starting to  become a  concern for  people such as silicon wafer
> producers
> > amongst others.
> >
> >
> >
> > Anyone  hear  anything similar?
> >
> >
> > Rich  Kraszewski
> > Senior Staff Process Engineer
> > Plexus Engineering Solutions
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