Crystal Systems

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Crystallography

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<p>Isometric (Cubic)</p>

Isometric (Cubic)

all 3 axes are equal length, all 3 axes are orthogonal

<p>all 3 axes are equal length, all 3 axes are orthogonal</p>
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<p>Tetragonal</p>

Tetragonal

2 axes are equal in length, all 3 axes are orthogonal

<p>2 axes are equal in length, all 3 axes are orthogonal</p>
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<p>Orthorhombic</p>

Orthorhombic

none of the axes are equal in length, all 3 axes are orthogonal

<p>none of the axes are equal in length, all 3 axes are orthogonal</p>
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<p>Triclinic</p>

Triclinic

all 3 axes are unequal length, none of the 3 axes are perpendicular to another

<p>all 3 axes are unequal length, none of the 3 axes are perpendicular to another</p>
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<p>Monoclinic</p>

Monoclinic

all 3 axes are unequal length, 2 of the axes are perpendicular to one another

<p>all 3 axes are unequal length, 2 of the axes are perpendicular to one another</p>
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<p>Trigonal (Rhombohedral)</p>

Trigonal (Rhombohedral)

all 3 axes are equal length, no axes are perpendicular but all the faces have the same size and shape; sometimes not seperated from hexagonal system

<p>all 3 axes are equal length, no axes are perpendicular but all the faces have the same size and shape; sometimes not seperated from hexagonal system</p>
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<p>Hexagonal</p>

Hexagonal

4 axes: 3 of them are equal length and are equally spaced out in the same plane while the 4th axis is perpendicular to the plane the other 3 are in

<p>4 axes: 3 of them are equal length and are equally spaced out in the same plane while the 4th axis is perpendicular to the plane the other 3 are in</p>