Sunday, March 8, 2009

Crystal System.

Crystals formation is reflected by regular molecules arrangement inside of Minerals, which is called Crystal System. We can group all Minerals into 7 types.
  1. Cubic, e.g. Diamond, Pyrite
  2. Tetragonal, e.g. Cassiterite
  3. Orthorhombic, e.g. Olivine
  4. Monoclinic, e.g. Selenite
  5. Triclinic, e.g. Amazonite
  6. Hexagonal, e.g. Beryl
  7. Trigonal, e.g. Calcite
~FJ, Natural Crystals & Gemstones.

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