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HEMITROPISM [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

Twin composition in crystals.

OBS

hemitropic crystallization.

OBS

hemitropic: Designating a crystal formed of two other crystals joined so that corresponding faces are directly opposed ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
OBS

Nom donné par Hauy à certains groupements réguliers de cristaux identiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Asociación de dos cristales cuyas caras y aristas están dispuestas como si uno de ellos, tras haber crecido en la prolongación del otro, hubiera girado en 180º.

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