silica mineral

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silica mineral

Any of the forms of silicon dioxide (SiO₂), including quartz, tridymite, cristobalite, coesite, stishovite, melanophlogite, lechatelierite, and chalcedony. Various kinds of silica minerals have been produced synthetically.

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