Cristobalite is an odd form of silica. It is composed of the same elements as Quartz but has a different crystal structure, making it a separate mineral. Cristobalite is found in volcanic sources almost always associated with the natural glass rock obsidian. It usually forms in vesicles and gas pockets with the obsidian. Snowflake obsidian, a popular form of obsidian with white snowflake-like formations on it, is in fact obsidian with small white inclusions of Cristobalite, where the white microscopic crystals form a pattern giving it a snowflake-like effect.