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crystobalite

crystobalite is the alternative form of cristobalite.

Meaning of cristobalite

Noun

cristobalite (countable and uncountable, plural cristobalites)

  1. 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.

Forms of crystobalite

pluralcrystobalites

Questions about crystobalite

What is crystobalite the alternative form of?
Crystobalite is the alternative form of cristobalite.

Words near crystobalite in the dictionary

  1. crystals
  2. crystalturbation
  3. crystalware
  4. crystalwort
  5. crystalworts
  6. crystobalite
  7. crystobalites
  8. crystolon
  9. Crângeni
  10. Crângurile
  11. crèche

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