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Some Important Minerals and Their System

The document summarizes the six crystal systems and provides examples of minerals that fall under each system. The six crystal systems are cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, and triclinic. Each system is defined by characteristics such as identical or differing unit cell axes lengths and angles between axes. Common minerals are provided as examples for some of the crystal systems.

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Some Important Minerals and Their System

The document summarizes the six crystal systems and provides examples of minerals that fall under each system. The six crystal systems are cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, and triclinic. Each system is defined by characteristics such as identical or differing unit cell axes lengths and angles between axes. Common minerals are provided as examples for some of the crystal systems.

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SOME IMPORTANT MINERALS AND THEIR SYSTEM

CUBIC TETRAGONAL HEXAGONAL ORTHORHOMBIC MONOCLINIC


Galena Brawnite Calcite Ragonite Coast
Sphalerite Pyrolusite Graphite Silliminite Orthoclase
Chromite Stishovite Tridymite Andolusite Sanidine
Bornite High quartz Orthopyroxene Clinopyroxene
Garnet Nephaline Olivine Actinolite
Magnesite Quartz Topaz Hornblende
Fluorite Tourmalene Anhydrite Muscovite
Leucite Beryl Chalcocite Talc
Sodalite Dolomite Barytes Gypsum
Cristoblite Apatite Azurite
Diamond Corundum Malachite
Cuprite Hematite Monazite
Illeminite Arsenopyrite
Magnesite Orpiment

SIX CRYSTAL SYSTEM

System axis plane of sym. axis of sym.

1) Cubic (5 Class) a=b=c and A=B=C=90 9 13

2) Tetragonal (7Class) a=b#c and A=B=C=90 5 5

3) Hexagonal (7Class) a1=a2=a3#c and H.A=60&120 7 7

Vert.A.=90

4) Orthorhombic (3Class) a#b#c and A=B=C=90 3 3

5) Monoclinic (3 Class) a#b#c and A=C#B=90

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