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| mineral > metamorphic mineral > secondary mineral formed by terrestrial weathering > terrestrially weathered meteorite mineral > quartz |
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| quartz | ||||
| subject | fact | |||
| quartz | is an instance of tectosilicate |  |
| is an instance of stable mineral | | |
| has metastable polymorph cristobalite | | |
| has metastable polymorph tridymite | | |
| has metastable polymorph coesite | | |
| is an instance of martian meteorite mineral | | |
| is an instance of terrestrially weathered meteorite mineral | | |
| martian meteorite mineral | has genesis created on Mars if found in martian meteorite | |
| terrestrially weathered meteorite mineral | can be produced by mechanism weathering on Earth or during atmospheric entry | |
| polymorphic mineral | has polymorph | |
| meteorite mineral | is one of 295 minerals found to occur in meteorites | |
| mineral | has color | |
| has alteration mineral | | |
| metamorphic mineral | can have progenitor mineral | |