PARALLELEPIPED SHAPED MOLECULAR CRYSTALS
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1 HAVE 2 FACES THAT ARE PARALLELOGRAMS
2. HAVE 2 PAIRS OF PARALLEL SIDES
THAT ARE PERPENDICULAR
TO THE FOUR PARALLEL EDGES OF THE PARALLELOGRAM.
( MONO-CLINIC....SINGLE INCLINE....IS THE FORMER NAME FOR THESE CRYSTALS )
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A PARALLELPIPED CRYSTAL
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A VIEW OF THE SIDE & TOP
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![]() HERE YOU SEE THAT THE CRYSTAL
HAS AN INCLINE OR SLOPE
THEREFORE IT WAS CALLLED
MONO-CLINIC ( ONE INCLINE )
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![]() HERE YOU SEE
THAT IN THIS DIRECTION
THE CRYSTAL IS PERPENDICULAR
TO THE TABLE TOP
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1. THE PARALLELPIPED CRYSTALS ARE FOUND IN ANODIC
iDEPOSITS OF THE ELECTRICITY CONDUCTING METALS
2. A FEW QUARTZ TYPE VERY TRANSPARENT MINERALS
MAKE PARALLELPIPED CRYSTALS ABOUT 10 CM. LONG
3. VERY FEW COMPOUNDS HAVE MONO-CLINIC, PARALLELEPIPED
CRYSTALS OTHER THAN THOSE USED TO MAKE AMALGAMS
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