monoclinic-type crystals
1Monoclinic crystal system — An example of the monoclinic crystals, orthoclase In crystallography, the monoclinic crystal system is one of the 7 lattice point groups. A crystal system is described by three vectors. In the monoclinic system, the crystal is described by… …
2Graftonite — is an iron(II), manganese, calcium phosphate mineral with formula: (Fe++,Mn,Ca)3(PO4)2. It forms lamellar to granular translucent brown to red brown to pink monoclinic prismatic crystals. It has a vitreous luster with a Mohs hardness of 5 and a… …
3pyroxene — pyroxenic /puy rok sen ik/, adj. /puy rok seen, peuh , puy rok seen /, n. any of a very common group of minerals of many varieties, silicates of magnesium, iron, calcium, and other elements, occurring as important constituents of many kinds of… …
4Insulin — This article is about the insulin protein. For uses of insulin in treating diabetes, see insulin therapy. Not to be confused with inulin. Insulin Computer generated image of six insulin molecules assembled in a hexamer, highlighting the threefold …
5Samarium — promethium ← samarium → europium ↑ Sm ↓ …
6Crystal structure — In mineralogy and crystallography, crystal structure is a unique arrangement of atoms or molecules in a crystalline liquid or solid. A crystal structure is composed of a pattern, a set of atoms arranged in a particular way, and a lattice… …
7Stilbite — from Kiui Island, Alaska, USA General Category Zeolite Chemical formul …
8Sarabauite — General Category Sulfide mineral Chemical formula CaSb10O10S6 Strunz classification 02.MA.10 Crystal …
9feldspar — /feld spahr , fel /, n. any of a group of minerals, principally aluminosilicates of potassium, sodium, and calcium, characterized by two cleavages at nearly right angles: one of the most important constituents of igneous rocks. Also, felspar.… …
10Crystal system — Diamond crystal structure consists of face centered cubic lattice. In crystallography, the terms crystal system, crystal family, and lattice system each refer to one of several classes of space groups, lattices, point groups, or crystals.… …
