coesite

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Noun

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coesite (countable and uncountable, plural coesites)

  1. (mineralogy) A high-pressure polymorph of silica found in extreme conditions such as the impact craters of meteorites, with the chemical composition of silicon dioxide, SiO2.

Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Coesite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “coesite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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