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Tridymite

Tridymite Meaning & Definition
Tridymite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tridymite?

[n] a mineral form of silica

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See Also | mineral | silica | silicon dioxide | silicon oxide

Tridymite In Webster's Dictionary

\Trid"y*mite\, n. [Gr. ? threefold. So called in allusion to the supposed threefold nature of the twin crystals.] (Min.) Pure silica, like quartz, but crystallizing in hexagonal tables. It is found in trachyte and similar rocks.

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