The solid form of water, although the generic term "ice" is sometimes used to denote the solid phase of any
substance. There are 10 known forms of ice. An additional two forms were predicted based on numerical simulations by
Benoit et al. (1996) and Svishchev and Kusalik (1996). Ice XI should form at room temperature at a
pressure of 300-400 GPa, and should be composed of a distorted hexagonal close-packed lattice. Ice XII should
exhibit a quartz-like structure and should form at a pressure of 300-500 MPa in the presence of an
electric field.
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Svishchev, I. M. and Kusalik, P. G. Phys. Rev. B53, 8815, 1996.