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Cristobalite

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Cristobalite

ex Americo Urbinati collection

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Description
Locality: 
Owens Lake, Olancha, Inyo County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.1 × 5.1 × 3.6 cm
Description

a polished boulder containing white cristobalite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cristobalite

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.15
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal - Trapezohedral
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cerro San Cristóbal, Mun. de Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico