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  2. Crystal system - Wikipedia

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    R = n 1 a 1 + n 2 a 2 + n 3 a 3, where n 1 , n 2 , and n 3 are integers and a 1 , a 2 , and a 3 are three non-coplanar vectors, called primitive vectors . These lattices are classified by the space group of the lattice itself, viewed as a collection of points; there are 14 Bravais lattices in three dimensions; each belongs to one lattice system ...

  3. Tetragonal crystal system - Wikipedia

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    In crystallography, the tetragonal crystal system is one of the 7 crystal systems. Tetragonal crystal lattices result from stretching a cubic lattice along one of its lattice vectors, so that the cube becomes a rectangular prism with a square base ( a by a ) and height ( c , which is different from a ).

  4. List of minerals by optical properties - Wikipedia

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    Optical properties of common minerals Name Crystal system Indicatrix Optical sign Birefringence Color in plain polars Anorthite: Triclinic: Biaxial (-) 0.013

  5. Allotropes of boron - Wikipedia

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    Speculation as to the structure of this phase has included face-centred cubic (analogous to Al); α-Ga, and body-centred tetragonal (analogous to In). [50] It has also been suggested that the nonmetal-metal transition is simply the result of a band gap closure, as occurs with iodine, rather than a structural transition.

  6. Orthorhombic crystal system - Wikipedia

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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.

  7. Disphenoid - Wikipedia

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    A wedge-shaped crystal form of the tetragonal or orthorhombic system. It has four triangular faces that are alike and that correspond in position to alternate faces of the tetragonal or orthorhombic dipyramid. It is symmetrical about each of three mutually perpendicular diad axes of symmetry in all classes except the tetragonal-disphenoidal, in ...

  8. Antiperovskite - Wikipedia

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    For the antiperovskite structure to be structurally stable, the tolerance factor must be between 0.71 and 1. If between 0.71 and 0.9, the crystal will be orthorhombic or tetragonal. If between 0.9 and 1, it will be cubic. By mixing the B anions with another element of the same valence but different size, the tolerance factor can be altered.

  9. Brookite - Wikipedia

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    Brookite is the orthorhombic variant of titanium dioxide (TiO 2), which occurs in four known natural polymorphic forms (minerals with the same composition but different structure). The other three of these forms are akaogiite ( monoclinic ), anatase ( tetragonal ) and rutile ( tetragonal ).