Use of Igneous Rock from Belarus for Synthesis of Glasses, Petrositalls, and Cast Stone

Abstract

The results of research on the possibility of using igneous rock from Belarus for synthesizing glasses, petrositalls, and cast stone are presented. Acomponent of hierarchical modeling—the construction of cluster structures (dendrograms) — was used to optimize the technological processes. The properties, structure, and form of the formed crystalline phases are revealed to be dependent on the chemical-mineral composition of the rock and the temperature-time parameters of heat-treatment as the main criteriological factors in the directed structure- and phase-formation in obtaining glass-ceramic materials.