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stishovite
stishovite
English
Noun
stishovite (usually uncountable, plural stishovites)
- (mineralogy) A fine-grained mineral, of SiO2, that is a polymorphic form of quartz formed under very high pressure.
Synonyms
- stipoverite
See also
- silica
- quartz
- silicon dioxide (SiO2)