https://web.archive.org/web/20241002072359/https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/10/01/hurricane-helene-tech-chip-shortage-spruce-pine-quartz-supply

Spruce Pine is a key resource for high grade quartz. There's only a few places this is available. It has been hit by a tropical storm in North Carolina and now temp closed. The lenght of closure may impact semiconductor production.

shallow article but worth taking a look at the main point: sand usage. There's a diff depending on use / location etc.