Initial Publication Date: October 16, 2006
Alpha Quartz
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Download the quartz structure as
Alpha Quartz ( 16kB Jun8 07) and use CrystalMaker for viewing.
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CrystalMaker (more info) ,
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Open the Crystal Structures Library on the CrystalMaker disc, and click on Minerals > Silicates > Tectosilicates > Silica Polymorphs > Quartz (alpha)@298K.
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Click on the QUARTZ file in the XtalDraw folder.
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web browser,
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Go to
Crystal Structures (more info) and choose "Quartz lattice (at low temperature)", which is listed under "Some common non-cubic lattices". This resource is currently off-line. Please check back at a later date.
Questions
- What is the coordination number of Si?
- Compare the structures of diamond and quartz. Are there similarities?
- Describe how the Si tetrahedra are joined in this structure.
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