ALL meanings of coesite
coes·ite
C c - noun coesite a form of silicon dioxide produced when high pressure and temperature are applied to quartz 3
- noun coesite a very hard, monoclinic form of silica, SiO2, produced under very great pressure and found in the sandstone of large meteor craters 3
- noun coesite a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature. 1
- noun coesite (mineralogy) A high-pressure polymorph of silica found in extreme conditions such as the impact craters of meteorites, with the chemical composition of silicon dioxide, SiO2. 0