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Cristobalite vs Cristoballite - What's the difference?

cristobalite | cristoballite |

As nouns the difference between cristobalite and cristoballite

is that cristobalite is (mineral) a mineral of volcanic rocks that solidified at a high temperature cristobalite is chemically identical to quartz, with the chemical formula si]][[oxygen|o2, but has a different crystal structure crystals are always microscopic, and usually form small rounded masses while cristoballite is .

cristobalite

English

Noun

  • (mineral) A mineral of volcanic rocks that solidified at a high temperature. Cristobalite is chemically identical to quartz, with the chemical formula Si]][[oxygen, O2, but has a different crystal structure. Crystals are always microscopic, and usually form small rounded masses.

    • See also

    * *silicate, silica group

    cristoballite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)