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[[File:Trinitite-detail2.jpg|thumb|[[Wikipedia:Trinitite|Trinitite]], a unique example of lechatelierite formed by the explosion of a [[Plutonium]] bomb on July 16, 1945.]] | |||
'''Lechatelierite''' is a type of silica glass. It is an amorphous form of silicon dioxide (SiO<sub>2</sub>), lacking any crystalline structure, and is thus a mineraloid rather than a true mineral, although it is sometimes grouped with [[quartz]]. | '''Lechatelierite''' is a type of silica glass. It is an amorphous form of silicon dioxide (SiO<sub>2</sub>), lacking any crystalline structure, and is thus a mineraloid rather than a true mineral, although it is sometimes grouped with [[quartz]]. | ||
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*[[Opal]] - another amorphous form of silica. | *[[Opal]] - another amorphous form of silica. | ||
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[[Category:Geology]] | [[Category:Geology]] |