silica, silicium dioxide, E 551
compound of the two most abundant elements in the Earth's crust, silicon and oxygen. It has three main crystalline varieties: quartz (by far the most abundant), tridymite, and cristobalite. Other varieties include coesite, keatite, and lechatelierite., räni ja hapniku ühend, maakoores leiduv värvitu kristalne aine