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Minerals crystals are divided into six systems depending on the relationships of length of axes and angles between axes. The six mineral crystal systems are: cubic, hexagonal, trigonal, tetragonal, orthorhombic, triclinic, and monoclinic.
Cubic: crystals have 6 sides. Tetragonal: crystals have 4 sides. Orthorhombic: crystals have 3 unequal sides. Hexagonal: crystals have 6 sides. Monoclinic: crystals have 4 sides. Triclinic: crystals have no set number of sides.
There are many types of crystals, with over 4,000 different mineral types known. These can be classified into categories based on their structure, composition, and properties. Some common types include quartz, diamond, and salt crystals.
Six crystal classes are known.
Mineral crystals can appear in any of the six crystal systems (cubic, tetragonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, triclinic, hexagonal) depending on their internal atomic arrangement. The structure and symmetry of a mineral crystal is determined by factors such as its chemical composition and how the atoms are arranged within the crystal lattice.
Crystal systems differ based on the arrangement of atoms within the crystal lattice. There are seven crystal systems: cubic, tetragonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, triclinic, hexagonal, and rhombohedral. Each system has unique geometric properties that define the shape of the crystals formed.
Geologists classify crystal structures based on the arrangement of atoms within the crystal lattice, the symmetry of the crystal, and the types of bonds between atoms. Common crystal structures include cubic, tetragonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, and triclinic structures.
Seven. They are: Cubic - all angles 90 degrees, all sides equal length Trigonal - all angles 90 degrees, two sides equal and the third unequal Orthorhombic - all angles 90 degrees, no sides equal Hexagonal - two angles 90 degrees and one angle 120 degrees, two sides unequal and the third unequal Trigonal - all angles equal but not 90, all sides equal Monoclinic - two angles 90, one more than 90, and no sides equal Triclinic - no angles equal, no sides equal For a graphical representation of these, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_system#Classification_of_lattices
1. Cubic 2.Tetrahedral 3.Orthorhombic 4.manoclinic 5.triclinic 6.hexagonal 7.rhombohedral
The seven crystal shapes are cubic, tetragonal, orthorhombic, hexagonal, trigonal, monoclinic, and triclinic. These shapes are defined by the arrangement of atoms or molecules within the crystal lattice. Each shape has unique characteristics and properties.
# Cubic or Isometric - not always cube shaped! You'll also find octahedrons (eight faces) and dodecahedrons (10 faces). # Tetragonal - similar to cubic crystals, but longer along one axis than the other, forming double pyramids and prisms. # Orthorhombic - like tetragonal crystals except not square in cross section (when viewing the crystal on end), forming rhombic prisms or dipyramids (two pyramids stuck together). # Hexagonal - six-sided prisms. When you look at the crystal on-end, the cross section is a hexagon. # Trigonal - possess a single 3-fold axis of rotation instead of the 6-fold axis of the hexagonal division. # Triclinic - usually not symmetrical from one side to the other, which can lead to some fairly strange shapes. # Monoclinic - like skewed tetragonal crystals, often forming prisms and double pyramids.
Feldspar is the name of a group of minerals. They are monoclinic, triclinic, orthorhombic, and hexagonal silicates. Feldspars are common, probably the most common mineral on Earth, being a constituent of the rock known as granite.