silica: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	silicon dioxide

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Diagram showing the cycling of silica in the marine environment, with arrows illustrating processes such as river influx, inorganic adsorption, biological fixation by radiolarian and diatom skeletons, dissolution, deposition as opaline skeletal debris, upwelling, and hydrothermal activity, all within labeled ocean zones.

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Topics

silica mineral silica gel alumina zirconia silica keatite silicosis tabashir phytolith oxide water Iron oxide sulfur oxide quicklime alumina titanium dioxide oxide mineral sulfoxide peroxide vanadic anhydride

Key People

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Jean-Charles Galissard de Marignac

Swiss chemist