Mchenga wa silika, womwe umadziwikanso kuti silika kapena mchenga wa quartz.Ndi refractory tinthu ndi quartz monga waukulu mchere chigawo chimodzi ndi kukula tinthu 0.020mm-3.350mm, amene amagawidwa mu yokumba silika mchenga ndi masoka silika mchenga monga osambitsidwa mchenga, scrubbing mchenga, ndi osankhidwa (flotation) mchenga malinga ndi njira zosiyanasiyana migodi ndi processing.Mchenga wa silika ndi wolimba, wosavala, wosasunthika, wokhazikika wa silicate mchere, mchere wake waukulu ndi SiO2, mtundu wa mchenga wa silika ndi wamkaka wonyezimira kapena wosasunthika, wosasunthika 7, brittleness popanda cleavage, fracture-ngati chipolopolo, grease luster, wachibale. kachulukidwe ka 2.65, mankhwala ake, matenthedwe ndi makina ake ali ndi anisotropy yoonekeratu, osasungunuka mu asidi, amasungunuka pang'ono mu yankho la KOH, malo osungunuka 1750 °C.Mtundu ndi woyera wamkaka, wonyezimira wachikasu, bulauni ndi imvi, mchenga wa silika uli ndi kukana kwamoto.