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RETICULAR DENSITY [1 record]

Record 1 1998-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

The number of points per unit area in a two-dimensional lattice, such as the plane of a crystal lattice.

CONT

The best-developed and most commonly occurring faces [of a crystal] are those parallel to the structural planes which have the highest reticular density - that is, in which there lie the greatest number of lattice points or ions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie

Spanish

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