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Characteristics of Isometric Crystals
- the three crystallographic axes are all equal in length and intersect at right angles (90 degrees) to each other.
- 4 three-fold symmetry
- commonly show faces that are squares, equilateral triangles
Cube
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Octahedron |
Dodecahedron
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Hexoctahedron
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Common Minerals of the Isometric System
- Analcime
- Cerargyrite
- Copper
- Cuprite
- Fluorite
- Galena
- Garnet
- Gold
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- Halite
- Lazurite
- Leucite
- Silver
- Spinel
- Sylvite
- Uranite
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