coesite

English

Noun

coesite (countable and uncountable, plural coesites)

  1. (mineralogy) A high-pressure polymorph of silica found in extreme conditions such as the impact craters of meteorites, with the chemical composition of silicon dioxide, SiO2.

Further reading
  • “Coesite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “coesite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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