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PLAN CRISTALLISATION [1 record]

Record 1 2004-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

Any plane, crystal face, cleavage, or lattice plane which can be described mathematically in terms of the lengths and directions of the crystallographic axes.

CONT

... there is a relationship between the crystal planes and the crystal faces: -crystal planes are absolute, -crystal faces are relative to the crystal planes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
CONT

Le sciage permet de partager un diamant dans un plan de cristallisation non clivable.

Spanish

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