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Record 1 2005-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A crystallographic term applied to forms which are similar but not congruent, i.e. cannot be superimposed even by rotation and/or inversion.

CONT

Enantiomorphic forms are mirror-images of one another, and are generally referred to as being left-handed or right-handed. Quartz crystals are an example.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Se dit de cristaux qui ne sont pas superposables, mais qui sont images l'un de l'autre dans un miroir.

CONT

Hémiédrie plagiaire [...] ou hémiédrie énantiomorphe [...] caractérisée par l'absence de centre et de plan de symétrie [...] Dans ces conditions, le polyèdre obtenu n'est plus superposable à son image reflétée par un miroir. Il peut exister deux formes - dites droites et gauches [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Que tiene la misma forma aunque invertida [...]

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