# Dissolved Silica

> Canonical source: [Dissolved Silica](https://satisfactorybase.its-live.dev/wiki/items/dissolved-silica)
> Language: en

Silica dissolved in Water, produced as part of the alternative refinement of Raw Quartz.
The Silica can be extracted from the Water to complete the refinement process.

## Properties

- Entity type: Item
- Form: liquid
- Stack size: 50 m³
- Radioactive: No
- Can be discarded: Yes

## Produced by

### [Alternate: Quartz Purification](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-quartz-purified-c)

12 s. [Refinery](/wiki/buildings/refinery)

[Raw Quartz](/wiki/items/raw-quartz): 24 per cycle; 120/min, [Nitric Acid](/wiki/items/nitric-acid): 2 m³ per cycle; 10 m³/min → [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal): 15 per cycle; 75/min, [Dissolved Silica](/wiki/items/dissolved-silica): 12 m³ per cycle; 60 m³/min.

## Used as recipe ingredient

### [Alternate: Distilled Silica](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-silica-distilled-c)

6 s. [Blender](/wiki/buildings/blender)

[Dissolved Silica](/wiki/items/dissolved-silica): 12 m³ per cycle; 120 m³/min, [Limestone](/wiki/items/limestone): 5 per cycle; 50/min, [Water](/wiki/items/water): 10 m³ per cycle; 100 m³/min → [Silica](/wiki/items/silica): 27 per cycle; 270/min, [Water](/wiki/items/water): 8 m³ per cycle; 80 m³/min.

## Related items

- [Raw Quartz](/wiki/items/raw-quartz)
- [Nitric Acid](/wiki/items/nitric-acid)
- [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal)
- [Limestone](/wiki/items/limestone)
- [Water](/wiki/items/water)
- [Silica](/wiki/items/silica)

## Unlocked by

- [Alternate: Quartz Purification](/wiki/schematics/alternate-quartz-purification): Hard Drive alternate

## Guides

- [Alternate recipes and Hard Drives](/guides/alternate-recipes)

## Technical Details

- Class name: Desc_DissolvedSilica_C
- Native class: FGItemDescriptor
- Asset path: /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/DissolvedSilica/Desc_DissolvedSilica
- Resource form (export): RF_LIQUID