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== More commonly known SiO<sub>2</sub> gemstones ==

* Common [[Quartz]]
* amorphous forms (properties similar to: chalcedon, opal, obsidian, ...) <br>[[mechanosynthesis]] would allow for synthesis of '''pseudo amorphous configurations'''

== Especially interesting since unusually hard and dense ==

* [[Stishovite]] –– may be transitionable into other gemstomes with the same [[rutile structure]] forming [[pseudo phase diagram]]s
* [[Seifertite]] –– (scrutinyte structure)
Both are metastable very hard and very dense. <br>
They may not be very resilient against high temperatures.

== Other polymorphs of SiO<sub>2</sub> ==

* {{wikitodo|add some known ones}}

== Related ==

* [[Silicon]], [[Oxygen]]
* [[Gemstone like compound]]