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GENICULATING TWIN [1 record]

Record 1 1999-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A type of crystal twin that bends abruptly, e.g. crystals of rutile that are twinned on the second-order pyramid (101).

CONT

Rutile. ... Black to reddish-brown adamantine crystals may be recognized by their striated prisms or geniculated twins.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
CONT

Rutile (masc.).- [...] La macle dite «en genou» est fréquente.

Spanish

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