lechatelierite
Sign in to saveLechatelierite is silica glass, amorphous SiO2, non-crystalline mineraloid. It is named for Henry Louis Le Chatelier.
Key facts
- Mineral.streak
- White
- Mineral.name
- Lechatelierite
- Mineral.image
- Lechatelierite_created_by_high_voltage_power_line_arcing_on_rocky_soil-_2014-02-12_23-02.jpg
- Mineral.imagesize
- 260
- Mineral.caption
- Lechatelierite created by a high voltage power line arcing on rocky soil
- Mineral.category
- Oxides
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Lch
- Mineral.molweight
- 60.08 gm
- Mineral.strunz
- 4/D.01-10
- Mineral.dana
- 75.0.0.0
- Mineral.system
- Amorphous
- Mineral.colour
- Colourless, white
- Mineral.habit
- Porcelainous
- Mineral.cleavage
- None
- Mineral.fracture
- Conchoidal
- Mineral.mohs
- 6.5
- Mineral.luster
- Vitreous
- Mineral.diaphaneity
- Translucent
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Henry Louis Le Châtelier
- Image
- Lechatelierite-224100.jpg
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- chemical formula
- SiO₂
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Lch
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- IV/D.01c
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 4.DA.30
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 4.DA.30
- crystal system
- amorphous solid
- Commons category
- Lechatelierite
- density
- 2.115
- Mohs' hardness
- 5.5
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Formation
- References
Lechatelierite is silica glass, amorphous SiO2, non-crystalline mineraloid. It is named for Henry Louis Le Chatelier.
==Structure== Lechatelierite is a mineraloid as it does not have a crystal structure. Although not a true mineral, it is often classified in the quartz mineral group.
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