Silicon, the stone of the living organism.

Silicon Flint has a unique and very beautiful colour. Its crystals have a metallic luster that varies according to the light, ranging from blue, purple, green, pink, silver to gold on a black background.

This crystal is one of the twelve main elements in the composition of living organisms, and even in small amounts it plays an important biological role, especially in the supporting structures of the organism. Silicon acts from birth to death of individuals. It is an essential remedy for connective and endothelial tissue, which covers all of our organs. Human blood contains about 10mg per liter of silicon. The body has about 7g of this element, more than iron (3 to 3.5g) and much more than copper (100 to 150mg).

Silicon is mainly present in bones, vascular walls, pancreas, tendons, muscles, adrenal glands, spleen, liver, kidneys, heart, thyroid and thymus. Many are unaware, but silicon plays an important role in calcium metabolism, because together with magnesium chloride and under the action of vitamin D, it ensures the assimilation of calcium and its fixation in the bone cell. In addition, it prevents the precipitation of calcium in the tissues, preventing their calcification, especially in the arteries.

In individuals who have suffered some type of fracture, silicon acts by accelerating this repair. It also works by rebuilding skin tissue. Regarding the skin, it has a purifying, astringent and remineralizing action, rehydrating the skin and mucous membranes and reducing inflammation. It benefits skin elasticity, in addition to having tonic and balancing properties in cases of vascular fragility.

The silicon content in our body is around 7g, and the average daily requirement is around 25mg. With age, there is a decrease in silicon in the richest tissues (skin, arteries, thymus) reaching more than 80% between sexual maturity and the end of life. The loss of silicon in the skin makes it thinner, more fragile and susceptible to wrinkles. This explains the relative success in therapy of silicon-based products. In addition, organic silicon also has antioxidant properties, is an essential constituent of collagen and elastin fibres, promotes skin regeneration, improves its elasticity and collagen synthesis.

Foods with Organic Silicon.

• Fruits

• Wholegrain cereals and breads

• Garlic

• Onion

• Cauliflower

• Strawberry

• Fresh beans and fresh peas

• Litter.

• Among medicinal plants, horsetail is one of the richest.

Its properties are intermediate between those of carbon and germanium. In the crystalline form, it is very hard and poorly soluble, with a metallic luster and a grayish color. It is a relatively inert element and resistant to the action of most acids; reacts with halogens and alkalis. Silicon transmits more than 95% of the wavelengths of infrared radiation.

Silicon is an essential component of the vast majority of rocks that form the earth's crust. Sandstones, clay and granite are examples of rocks that contain silicon compounds. Among the siliceous compounds significantly present in the clay, basically formed by feldspar, are orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) and plagioclase ((Na, Ca)Al1-2Si2). Quartz (SiO2 – silica) can present different colors according to the presence of small amounts of foreign elements. Nearly pure silica is known as quartz or simply crystal. Purple or lilac colored quartz are known as amethyst, yellow colored crystals are known as citrine.

Opal, hydrated amorphous silica, is found in many colors. Currently, the largest amounts of opal are found in mines in Australia and Central America, including Mexico. In Slovakia, opal is found in mines near Prešov (Dubník). Silicon is particularly important as the building block of unicellular algae (diatoms).

Silicon is a vital element in numerous industries. Silicon dioxide, sand and clay are important constituents of reinforced concrete and tiles, being used in the production of Portland cement.

Other important uses of silicon are:

• As a filler in coating materials and cement composites such as ceramics.

• As an alloying element in foundries.

• Manufacture of glass and crystals for windows and insulation, among other uses.

• Silicon carbide is one of the most important abrasives.

• It is used in lasers to obtain light with a wavelength of 456 nm.

• Silicon is one of the components of the silicone polymer.

• In the manufacture of diodes and various electronic components.

• In the manufacture of products for dental restorations (silicates).

• Used as a connecting element between porcelain and ceromer restorations and adhesives (silane).
  

Quartz crystals also have a special property called piezoelectricity. This characteristic consists of transforming mechanical energy directly into electrical energy, and vice versa. Their applications range from piezoelectric loudspeakers, stylus for turntables and crystal oscillators to electronic circuits that work with frequencies.

Silicon and its common inorganic compounds are non-toxic; are so inert that they pass through the digestive system completely intact, but inhalation of dry silicon powder can cause pneumoconiosis and silicosis. In the most severe cases, this disease can cause loss of lung capacity, in addition to coughing, infections, dyspnea and heart disorders. It mainly affects miners, quarry and tunnel workers.

Curiosity about Silicon:

Silicon Flint (Latin: chert, flint or “hard stone”) is a chemical element with symbol Si of atomic number 14 (14 protons and 14 electrons) with an atomic mass of 28 u. At room temperature, silicon is in a solid state. It was discovered by the Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius in 1823 and is the second most abundant element in the earth's crust, making up more than 28% of its mass, second only to oxygen and its 47% composition of the crust.

This mineral appears in clay, feldspar, granite, quartz and sand, usually in the form of silicon dioxide (also known as silica) and silicates (compounds containing silicon, oxygen and metals). Silicon is the main component of glass, cement, ceramics, most semiconductor components and silicones, which are plastic substances often confused with silicon.

In 1811 Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac and Louis Jacques Thénard probably prepared impure amorphous silicon by heating potassium with silicon tetrachloride. In 1824 Jöns Jacob Berzelius prepared amorphous silicon using a method similar to that of Gay-Lussac, then purifying the product obtained with successive washings until the element was isolated.

There is a region in California called Silicon Valley, a tribute to the element responsible for much of the world's production of electronic circuits.

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