cristobalite

silica mineral, polymorph of quartz
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q422075
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cristobalite

Summary

cristobalite is a mineral species[1]. cristobalite has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • cristobalite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Mount San Cristóbal is named after cristobalite[4].
  • cristobalite's chemical formula is recorded as SiO₂[5].
  • cristobalite is a type of dioxosilicate minerals (silica family)[6].
  • cristobalite is a type of cristobalite structural group[7].
  • cristobalite's Commons category is recorded as Cristobalite[8].
  • cristobalite comprises silicon dioxide[9].
  • cristobalite's streak color is recorded as white[10].
  • cristobalite's crystal system is recorded as tetragonal crystal system[11].
  • cristobalite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[12].
  • cristobalite's space group is recorded as space group P4₁2₁2[13].
  • cristobalite's space group is recorded as space group P4₃2₁2[14].
  • cristobalite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as IV/D.01a[15].
  • cristobalite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 4.DA.15[16].
  • cristobalite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 4.DA.15[17].
  • cristobalite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[18].
  • cristobalite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19].
  • cristobalite's type locality is recorded as Mount San Cristóbal[20].
  • cristobalite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Crs[21].

Why It Matters

cristobalite has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] cristobalite is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (September 2019). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Handbook of Mineralogy. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . rruff. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Handbook of Mineralogy. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crystal system tetragonal crystal system
    Shear modulus +46637000000.0
    Named after
    Has parts
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