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Keatite

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A name given to a synthetic tetragonal polymorph of Silica.

Classification of Keatite

Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.DA.45

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
A : With small cations: Silica family
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Relationship of Keatite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

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4.DA.05Quartz
SiO
 
2
4.DA.10Opal
SiO
 
2
 · nH
 
2
O
4.DA.10Tridymite
SiO
 
2
4.DA.15Cristobalite
SiO
 
2
4.DA.20Mogánite
SiO
 
2
4.DA.25Melanophlogite
46SiO
 
2
 · 6(N
 
2
,CO
 
2
) · 2(CH
 
4
,N
 
2
)
4.DA.30Lechatelierite
SiO
 
2
4.DA.35Coesite
SiO
 
2
4.DA.40Stishovite
SiO
 
2
4.DA.50Seifertite
SiO
 
2

Other Names for Keatite

Other Languages:
German:Keatit
Spanish:Keatita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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