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Name: Tridymite
Trd
IMA Chemistry: SiO2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Tridymite contains elements:
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Mexico
Year First Published: 1868
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: vom Rath G (1868) Ueber den Tridymit, eine neue krystallisirte Modification der Kieselsäure, Annalen der Physik und Chemie 135, 437-454
Structural Group Name: Tridymite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: monoclinic|triclinic, orthorhombic
Oldest Known Age: 3131.13 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 7.0
Specific Gravity: 2.265
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