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In crystallography, the orthorhombic crystal system is one of the 7 crystal systems.Orthorhombic lattices result from stretching a cubic lattice along two of its orthogonal pairs by two different factors, resulting in a rectangular prism with a rectangular base (a by b) and height (c), such that a, b, and c are distinct.
Optical properties of common minerals Name Crystal system Indicatrix Optical sign Birefringence ... Orthorhombic: Biaxial (-) or (+) 0.042: Colorless to pale green
Crystal systems that have space groups assigned to a common lattice system are combined into a crystal family. The seven crystal systems are triclinic, monoclinic, orthorhombic, tetragonal, trigonal, hexagonal, and cubic. Informally, two crystals are in the same crystal system if they have similar symmetries (though there are many exceptions).
The symmetry properties of crystal are described by the concept of space groups. [1] All possible symmetric arrangements of particles in three-dimensional space may be described by 230 space groups. The crystal structure and symmetry play a critical role in determining many physical properties, such as cleavage , electronic band structure , and ...
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By weight, it is 6.67% carbon and 93.3% iron. It has an orthorhombic crystal structure. [4] It is a hard, brittle material, [4] normally classified as a ceramic in its pure form, and is a frequently found and important constituent in ferrous metallurgy.
Stellerite is part of the orthorhombic crystal system which means it has three axes of unequal length that intersect at 90° angles. Its crystal class is rhombic-dipyramidal which means it has three perpendicular two-fold rotational axes with perpendicular mirror planes. [5]
Brookite is a brittle mineral, with a subconchoidal to irregular fracture and poor cleavage in one direction parallel to the c crystal axis and traces of cleavage in a direction perpendicular to both the a and the b crystal axes. [1] [3] [4] Twinning is uncertain. [3] [4] The mineral has a Mohs hardness of 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 6, between apatite and ...