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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