Electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra have been measured for coesite s
ynthesized under high pressure condition from natural quartz and irrad
iated by gamma-rays at 77 K. The prominent signals detected at 77 K ha
ve an anisotropic g-factor of orthorhombic symmetry, g(1) = 2.0015, g(
2) = 2.0055 and g(3) = 2.065 and are ascribed to an oxygen related hol
e center in coesite. The observed signal at g(parallel to) = 2.0033 an
d g(perpendicular to) = 2.0085 might be related with an O- or O-2-type
hole center.