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The habit of the mineral is defined by the shape in which it will usually occur in nature. Contrary to form, these are not always ideal shapes, although some might be.
When we name habits, we change the suffix of the forms that make up the habit. For example, when the mineral has the form of an octahedron (as many diamonds have), we name the habit "octahederal".
When a mineral is made up of different forms, we name the habit accordingly. In the image on the right, the mineral exhibits 3 different forms (a prism, two pyramids and a pedion). We name the habit "prismatic with pyramidal and pedial terminations".
There are many different types of habit that may have their own specific names:
- Acicular
- Bipyramidal
- Botroyidal (or globular)
- Columnar (or fibrous)
- Dentritic
- Dodecahedral
- Euhedral
- Mamillary
- Massive
- Octahedral
- Prismatic
- Scalenohedral
- Striations
- Tabular
Related topics
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Gemmology 3rd edition (2005) - Peter Read
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