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Keatite
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):
4.DA.05
Quartz
SiO
2
4.DA.05
Seifertite
SiO
2
4.DA.10
Opal
SiO
2
·nH
2
O
4.DA.10
Tridymite
SiO
2
4.DA.15
Cristobalite
SiO
2
4.DA.20
Mogánite
SiO
2
4.DA.25
Melanophlogite
46SiO
2
·6(N
2
,CO
2
)·2(CH
4
,N
2
)
4.DA.30
Lechatelierite
SiO
2
4.DA.35
Coesite
SiO
2
4.DA.40
Stishovite
SiO
2
Other Names for Keatite
German names:
Keatit
Spanish names:
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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