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Definition of Coesite
1. Noun. (minerology) 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coesite
1. a type of silica [n -S] - See also: silica
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coesite
Literary usage of Coesite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"coesite has been described by Walter (3) in a Muong Nong-type tektite, and
baddeleyite has been found in the Martha's Vineyard tektite and a Georgia tektite ..."
2. Abstracts of the Eighth International Conference on Geochronology by Marvin A. Lanphere, G. Brent Dalrymple, Brent D. Turrin (1994)
"The paragenesis of the ultra high-pressure structural blocks (coesite and
diamond-bearing) indicates subduction to a depth of approximately 120 km as a ..."
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