Sand

Sand
Sand is a material which is the base of all Silimatic Technology. Sand can be used to forge Lenses, create Grappler's Glass,Expander's Glass, or many other types of Glass

The reason that sand found in the Hushlands in unable to make Lenses is because all of the sand is imported Dullsand, one of the few types of sand that can make no powerful Lenses.