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TETRAHEDRA [1 record]

Record 1 2011-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A crystal form, in the isometric system, enclosed by four faces having equal intercepts on all three axes.

CONT

Alkali feldspars are framework aluminosilicates composed of SiO4 and AlO4 tetrahedra, each of which shares all four of its apical oxygen atoms with neighboring tetrahedra.

OBS

Plural: tetrahedra.

Key term(s)
  • tetrahedra

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
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