eli5: Why does sand which is a bunch of tiny rocks, turn into glass, but we can’t turn big rocks into glass?

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I’m very tired. Please help me understand this.

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It has to do with the composition of the sand (silica). Rocks tend to contain mainly quartz and feldspar.

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