Type of glass

1) Water glass
2) Soft glass 
3) Hard glass 
4) Flint glass or optical instrument glass
5) Pyrex glass or borosilicate glass
6) Jena glass
7) Crooke's glass or UV rays absorber glass
8) Quartz glass

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