SILICA MINERAL


Meaning of SILICA MINERAL in English

Any of the forms of silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ), including quartz , tridymite, cristobalite, coesite, stishovite, melanophlogite, lechatelierite, and chalcedony.

Various kinds of silica minerals have been produced synthetically.

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