Cristobalite [ SiO2 ]
Image of Cristobalite
Material properties
| Formula | SiO2 |
| Abbreviation | Crs |
| IMA Status | Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1887 |
| Crystal symmetry | Tetragonal, Point group 422, Space group P41212 (#92) |
| Classification | Silica |
| Variant | synthetic |
| Related materials | Coesite, Mogánite, Quartz, Seifertite, Stishovite, Tridymite |
| Luminescence emitters | Intrinsic, Self trapped exciton, Unspecified |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Tags | Mineral, Simple oxide, Synthetic |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| Si | 1 |
| O | 2 |
| Total: | 3 |
Specimens of Cristobalite
| Name | Owner | Materials | Phase purity | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STx-1 Montmorillonite | CSIRO | Cristobalite (19.2%), Montmorillonite | 19.2 | |
| M2474 Azurite balls | CSIRO | Azurite, Cristobalite (1.2%), Microcline, Quartz | 1.2 |
