| | Description | |
| Type Locality: | Meteor Crater (Barringer Crater), Winslow, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA is the type locality for Stishovite | | Comments: | Occurs in shock-impact metamorphosed Coconino Sandstone with coesite. | | Quality of samples: | not specified / average specimens | | Confirmation | |
| Validity: | Believed Valid | | References | |
| References: | Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 383; Chao, E.C.T., et al (1962), Stishovite, a very high pressure new mineral from Meteor Crater, AZ, Jour. Geophys. Res.: 67: 419-421; Fahey, J.J. (1964), Recovery of coesite and stishovite from Coconino Sandstone of Meteor Crater, AZ, Am.Min.: 49: 1643-1647; Bohn, E. & W. Stöber (1966), Coesit und Stishovit als isolierte natürliche Mineralien, Neues Jahrb. Min.: 89-96; Gigl, P.D. & F. Dachille (1968), Effect of pressure and temperature on the reversal transitions of stishovite, Meteorites: 4: 123-136; J. Geophys. Res. 67 (1962), 419. | | Associated minerals: | |
| Associates: | Coesite
| | Data | |
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Stishovite data | | Locality Data: | Click here to view Meteor Crater (Barringer Crater), Winslow, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA |
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