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Crystal System | Diagram | Examples |
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Cubic The cube is composed of 6 square faces |
Diamond | |
Tetragonal The tetragonal system also has three axes |
Zircon | |
Hexagonal
In the hexagonal system, we have an additional axis, |
Aquamarine | |
Trigonal The trigonal system is a subsystem of the |
Amethyst | |
Orthorhombic In this system, there are three axes all of which |
Alexandrite Andalusite | |
Monoclinic The above crystal systems all have axes sides You can imagine this as a matchbox that slants to one side. |
Azurite | |
Triclinic In this system all the axes are different You can imagine this as a matchbox which slants to two sides. |
Turquoise |
Seven Crystal Systems Video
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