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

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Coesite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “coesite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.