Talk:Transmutation/@comment-33027548-20171204120414/@comment-24729606-20180202150010

Actually turning sand into glass either involves high heat (glassworking still being a highly respected profession the world over) or matter state manipulation followed by solidification. As for the creation of alloys I can't say but I do know that some alloys occur in nature (for example electrum which is a natural alloy of gold and silver, interestingly some microbiologists believe there are microbes deep inside the earths crust that are responsible for concentrating gold). Personally I wouldn't want any alchemical powers because while they do provide tremendous experimental potential one would still have to follow the laws of physics (in particular Conservation of mass and energy) and be very careful not to allow oneself to forget that everything has a price and consequences.