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Coesite & Stishovite

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Coesite & Stishovite

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Description
Locality: 
Barringer Crater, Coconino County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.6 × 0.5 cm
Description

A white chalky mass of coesite with stishovite from the type locality for both species, formed during the meteorite impact at the famous Barringer Crater in northern Arizona,

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Coesite

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.35
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Type Locality: 
Meteor Crater (Barringer Crater), Winslow, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA

Stishovite

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.40
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Type Locality: 
Meteor Crater (Barringer Crater), Winslow, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA

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