Caused by links an earth material to the physical condition that produces its particular form. Wikipedia notes that quartz shifts between its two crystal forms because "the transformation from alpha-quartz to beta-quartz takes place abruptly at 573 degrees Celsius," heat alone deciding which form exists. This dimension groups materials that share the same underlying physical cause.
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Formation OriginContain the tetrahedrally coordinated phosphate (PO4 3-) anion, sometimes with arsenate or vanadate substitution. 1 Cause
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Phosphate minerals are minerals that contain the tetrahedrally coordinated phosphate (PO3-4) anion, sometimes with arsenate (AsO3-4) and vanadate (VO3-4) substitutions, along with chloride (Cl-), fluoride (F-), and hydroxide (OH-) anions, that also fit into the crystal structure.
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