Abstract
Silicate glasses belong with pottery, ceramics and bronze to the oldest materials employed by man. This early widespread application is in some respect due to the broad distribution of glasses in nature. As an example, magmatic rocks can be mentioned, which consist to a large degree of vitreous silicates or completely amorphous natural glasses such as obsidian or amber. It is well-known, that the natural glass obsidian served as a material for the preparation of the first cutting tools of primitive men.
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Gutzow, I., Schmelzer, J. (1995). Introduction. In: The Vitreous State. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03187-2_1
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