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Coesite

coesite

SiO2

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Overview

Coesite () is a form (polymorph) of silicon dioxide (SiO2) that is formed when very high pressure (2–3 gigapascals), and moderately high temperature (700 °C, 1,300 °F), are applied to quartz. Coesite was first synthesized by Loring Coes, Jr., a chemist at the Norton Company, in 1953.

Scientific references

  1. Coesite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q424335 Link
  2. Coesite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coesite Link