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Stishovite (/ˈstɪʃəvaɪt/ STISH-ə-vyte) is an extremely hard, dense tetragonal form (polymorph) of silicon dioxide. It is very rare on the Earth's surface; however, it may be a predominant form of silicon dioxide in the Earth, especially in the lower mantle.
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TTTA extracted 30 structured relationships around Stishovite. Examples in this analysis include Stishovite → Birefringence → δ = 0.027 and Stishovite → Category → Tectosilicate minerals. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stishovite | Birefringence | δ = 0.027 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Stishovite | Category | Tectosilicate minerals | 1.00 | infobox |
| Stishovite | Color | Colorless (when pure) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Stishovite | Crystal class | Ditetragonal dipyramidal (4/mmm) H–M symbol: (4/m 2/m 2>/m) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Stishovite | Crystal system | Tetragonal | 1.00 | infobox |
| Stishovite | Diaphaneity | Transparent to translucent | 1.00 | infobox |
| Stishovite | Formula | SiO2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Stishovite | Group | Quartz group | 1.00 | infobox |
| Stishovite | IMA symbol | Sti | 1.00 | infobox |
| Stishovite | Luster | Vitreous | 1.00 | infobox |
| Stishovite | Melting point | (decomposes) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Stishovite | Mohs scale hardness | 9.5 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Stishovite | Optical properties | Uniaxial (+) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Stishovite | Refractive index | nω = 1.799–1.800 nε = 1.826–1.845 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Stishovite | Space group | P42/mnm (No. 136) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Stishovite | Specific gravity | 4.35 (synthetic) 4.29 (calculated) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Stishovite | Strunz classification | 4.DA.40 (Oxides) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Stishovite | Unit cell | a = 4.1772(7) Å, c = 2.6651(4) Å; Z = 2 | 1.00 | infobox |
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For Stishovite, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Stishovite with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Stishovite to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Art, Synthesis & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Stishovite · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout