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Cristobalite
Meaning
Noun
●
In Minerals:
A
mineral
of
volcanic
rocks
that
solidified
at a high
temperature
. Cristobalite is
chemically
identical
to
quartz
, with the
chemical formula
SiO₂, but has a different
crystal
structure. Crystals are always
microscopic
, and usually form small
rounded
masses.
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