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Tridymite is a high-temperature
polymorph of
silica and
usually occurs as
minute tabular white or
colorless pseudo-hexagonal crystals, or scales, in cavities...
- in α-
tridymite it is in the
range 154–171 pm. The Si–O–Si
angle also
varies between a low
value of 140° in α-
tridymite, up to 180° in β-
tridymite. In α-quartz...
- with all the
members of the
quartz group,
which also
include coesite,
tridymite and stishovite. It is
named after Cerro San Cristóbal in
Pachuca Muni****lity...
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appear to be
closer to that of
cristobalite and
tridymite than to quartz. The
structures of
tridymite and
cristobalite are
closely related and can be...
- family).
Examples include: 3D-Silicates,
quartz family Quartz – SiO2
Tridymite – SiO2
Cristobalite – SiO2
Coesite – SiO2
Stishovite – SiO2
Moganite –...
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taken to
avoid sudden temperature changes that may
damage the crystals.
Tridymite and
cristobalite are high-temperature
polymorphs of SiO2 that
occur in...
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metallic cobalt and
nickel and
crystalline silica (quartz,
cristobalite and
tridymite). Usually,
physical carcinogens must get
inside the body (such as through...
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crystalline forms of silica, SiO2. The most
important forms of
silica include: α-quartz, β-quartz,
tridymite, cristobalite, coesite, and stishovite....
- of formation. The main
three polymorphs are quartz, cristobalite, and
tridymite.
Quartz is the
second most
common mineral in the
world (next to feldspar)...
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Pleochroism weak, from red-brown to green-brown
Melting point 1670 °C (β
tridymite) 1713 °C (β cristobalite)
Solubility Insoluble at STP; 1 ppmm**** at 400 °C...
