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Record 1 2011-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A polymorph of quartz or silicon, which is stable only at high pressures (more than 20 kilobars), the silicon atom being tetrahedrally bonded to four oxygen atoms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Polymorphe de très haute pression de la silice.

CONT

Le métamorphisme d'impact est caractérisé par la présence de coesite (forme de très haute pression de la silice) [...]

CONT

Il faut ajouter deux variétés de silice qui ne se forment qu'à très haute pression : la coesite et la stishovite.

Spanish

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