1 Lechatelierite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lechatelierite is silica glass, amorphous SiO 2. One common way in which lechatelierite forms naturally is by very high temperature melting of quartz sand during a lightning strike ...
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2 LECHATELIERITE (Fused Silica Glass)
Lechatelierite is considered a mineraloid because it lacks a crystal structure. It is actually made of fused silica; SiO 2. Quartz is also made of silica, but it has a crystalline ...
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3 Lechatelierite Mineral Data
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4 lechatelierite - definition of lechatelierite by the Free Online ...
n. 1. A naturally occurring colorless glass made of almost pure silica, and found in fulgurites, which are produced by lightning striking sand. Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related ...
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5 lechatelierite (mineral) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Britannica online encyclopedia article on lechatelierite (mineral), a natural silica glass (silicon dioxide, SiO2) that has the same chemical composition as coesite, cristobalite ...
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6 Lechatelierite: Lechatelierite mineral information and data.
A natural fused, X-ray amorphous silica. Originates when lightning strikes sand or other very SiO2-rich sediments and rocks. Lechatelierites/fulgurites form hollow tubes that ...
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7 lechatelierite - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about lechatelierite
Regular-shaped solid that reflects light. Examples include diamonds, grains of salt, and sugar. Particles forming a crystal are packed in an exact and ordered pattern.
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8 Lechatelierite Trinitite Image
Fused silica sand (trinitite) generated by the first nuclear (fission) bomb. Although man-made and not a valid mineral, the specimen has historic value. Trinity Flats, White ...
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10 lechatelierite definition of lechatelierite in the Free Online ...
lechatelierite [le‚shäd·əl′ī‚rīt] (mineralogy) A natural silica glass, occurring in fulgurites and impact craters and formed by the melting of quartz sand at high ...
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