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    Cristobalite (/krɪˈstoʊbəˌlaɪt/) is a mineral polymorph of silica that is formed at very high temperatures. It has the same chemical formula as quartz...
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    found naturally occurring as quartz, tridymite (high-temperature form), cristobalite (high-temperature form), stishovite (high-pressure form), and coesite...
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  • polymorphs of cristobalite and / or tridymite. These polymorphs also experience temperature-induced inversions. The inversion of cristobalite at 220 °C can...
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    high-temperature form of cristobalite, which have a similar structure, with one kind of atom (such as silicon in cristobalite) at the positions of carbon...
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    small, white, radially clustered crystals (spherulites) of the mineral cristobalite in the black glass produce a blotchy or snowflake pattern (snowflake...
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    appear to be closer to that of cristobalite and tridymite than to quartz. The structures of tridymite and cristobalite are closely related and can be...
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    include: 3D-Silicates, quartz family Quartz – SiO2 Tridymite – SiO2 Cristobalite – SiO2 Coesite – SiO2 Stishovite – SiO2 Moganite – SiO2 Chalcedony –...
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    pigeonite. The groundmass contains interstitial quartz or tridymite or cristobalite. Olivine tholeiitic basalt has augite and orthopyroxene or pigeonite...
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    powdered metallic cobalt and nickel and crystalline silica (quartz, cristobalite and tridymite). Usually, physical carcinogens must get inside the body...
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    several crystalline forms of silica, SiO2. The most important forms of silica include: α-quartz, β-quartz, tridymite, cristobalite, coesite, and stishovite....
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