Carbon Dioxide Ice
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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Formula:
CO2
A gas at normal atmospheric pressure and temperature, solid carbon dioxide is found in certain high-pressure inclusions in other mineral crystals and is known to be found in significant amounts on other planets, comets, asteroids, etc.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
25561
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:25561:5
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
c70cced8-e0cd-4034-80ee-61cb59f52103
Classification of Carbon Dioxide Ice
4.DA.
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
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
Pronunciation of Carbon Dioxide Ice
Pronunciation:
Play | Recorded by | Country |
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Jolyon Ralph | United Kingdom |
Chemistry of Carbon Dioxide Ice
Mindat Formula:
CO2
Elements listed:
Synonyms of Carbon Dioxide Ice
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
4.DA. | Chibaite | SiO2 · n(CH4, C2H6, C3H8, i-C4H10) (n = 3/17 (max)) |
4.DA. | Bosoite | SiO2 · nCxH2x+2 |
4.DA.05 | Quartz | SiO2 |
4.DA.10 | Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
4.DA.10 | Tridymite | SiO2 |
4.DA.15 | Cristobalite | SiO2 |
4.DA.20 | Mogánite | SiO2 |
4.DA.25 | Melanophlogite | 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
4.DA.30 | Lechatelierite | SiO2 |
4.DA.35 | Coesite | SiO2 |
4.DA.40 | Stishovite | SiO2 |
4.DA.45 | Keatite | SiO2 |
4.DA.50 | Seifertite | SiO2 |
4.DA.55 | Quartz-beta | SiO2 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
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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References for Carbon Dioxide Ice
Localities for Carbon Dioxide Ice
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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