Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Keatite is a silicate mineral with the chemical formula SiO2 (silicon dioxide) that was discovered in 2013. It is a tetragonal polymorph of silica first known as a synthetic phase. It was reported as minute inclusions within clinopyroxene (diopside) crystals in an ultra high pressure garnet pyroxenite body. The host rock is part of the Kokchetav Massif in Kazakhstan.
