Cristobalite

A tetragonal or cubic high-temperature crystalline polymorph of silicon dioxide, distinct from quartz.

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How it connects

Cristobalite is a kind of Silica.

Other kinds of Silica: Quartz.

In other taxonomies

CristobaliteCAS Registry Number, 14464-46-1the same thing
cristobaliteGetty AAT, 300380284nearly the same
cristobaliteWikidata, Q422075nearly the same
Uniclassno equivalent

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Where it sits

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Mineral

Silica2

Cristobalite

2 terms, Cristobalite to Quartz

Record

Broader: Silica
Provenance: referencedcomposition dictionary in a materials-retrieval system (src-05); CAS Registry, read 22 Sep 2026

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Permanent address

/id/material/cristobalite

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has-conceptMaterialincoming
has-conceptMaterialincoming
belongs-to-axisMaterialoutgoing
belongs-to-facetMaterialoutgoing
broaderSilicaoutgoing
narrowerSilicaincoming

Derived hierarchy views

ancestor (derived)Silicaoutgoing
ancestor (derived)Mineraloutgoing
sibling (derived)Quartzoutgoing

Crosswalks

External mappings and dated negative results for Cristobalite
Scheme	Identifier	Their label, or the search	How close
CAS Registry Number	14464-46-1	Cristobalite	the same thing
Getty AAT	300380284	cristobalite	nearly the same
Wikidata	Q422075	cristobalite	nearly the same
Uniclass	no equivalent	searched 21 Oct 2026Cristobalite via https://uniclass.thenbs.com/search?query=Cristobalite&filter=status%3ACurrent	none