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Carbon Dioxide Ice
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Formula:
CO2
A gas at normal atmospheric pressure and temperature, solid carbon dioxide is found in certain high-pressure inclusions in other mineral crystals and is known to be found in significant amounts on other planets, comets, asteroids, etc.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
25561
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:25561:5
Classification of Carbon Dioxide Ice
4.DA.
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
A : With small cations: Silica family
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
A : With small cations: Silica family
Pronunciation of Carbon Dioxide Ice
Pronunciation:
| Play | Recorded by | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Jolyon Ralph | United Kingdom |
Chemistry of Carbon Dioxide Ice
Mindat Formula:
CO2
Elements listed:
Synonyms of Carbon Dioxide Ice
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
| 4.DA. | Bosoite | SiO2 · nCxH2x+2 |
| 4.DA. | Chibaite | SiO2 · n(CH4, C2H6, C3H8, i-C4H10) (n = 3/17 (max)) |
| 4.DA.05 | Quartz | SiO2 |
| 4.DA.10 | Tridymite | SiO2 |
| 4.DA.10 | Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| 4.DA.15 | Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| 4.DA.20 | Moganite | SiO2 |
| 4.DA.25 | Melanophlogite | 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
| 4.DA.30 | Lechatelierite | SiO2 |
| 4.DA.35 | Coesite | SiO2 |
| 4.DA.35 | Xiexiandeite | SiO2 |
| 4.DA.40 | Stishovite | SiO2 |
| 4.DA.45 | 'Keatite' | SiO2 |
| 4.DA.50 | Seifertite | SiO2 |
| 4.DA.55 | 'Quartz-beta' | SiO2 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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References for Carbon Dioxide Ice
Localities for Carbon Dioxide Ice
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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