Long Beach Earns Excellent Grades for Water Quality from Heal the Bay. The City of Long Beach continues to earn excellent water quality grades from Heal the Bay, with 93 percent of our beaches getting âAâ and âBâ grades.
Silica is a naturally forming mineral found throughout the world and is the second most plentiful mineral on the earth. While it is plentiful, many individuals end up with deficiencies or problems relating to low silica in the body.
Silica sand consists of well-rounded, sand composed of almost pure quartz grains. Quartz, or silicon dioxide (SiO2), is the most common mineral found on the Earthâs surface and is found in rocks like granite, gneiss, and sandstone. The value of silica sand can be significantly higher than sand and gravel used in the construction industry. Silica sand is processed into frac sand, a product used by the oil and gas industry.