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Inorganic Chemicals > Silicon Compounds > Silicon Dioxide
Inorganic Chemicals > Minerals > Silicon Dioxide

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Silicon Dioxide  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Cristobalite
  • Silica
  • Tridymite

Note

  • note entry term: do not confuse with SILICON; TN 172: differentiation among silic- terms; see MeSH definition for names of common forms of silicon dioxide

Scope note

  • Transparent, tasteless crystals found in nature as agate, amethyst, chalcedony, cristobalite, flint, sand, QUARTZ, and tridymite. The compound is insoluble in water or acids except hydrofluoric acid.

History note

  • 94; was SILICA 1963-93

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